Womens Thoughts

Ex-presenter of Top Gear Gti, broadcaster and journalist Victoria Macmillan Bell has a passion for motoring. She teamed up with Ford to give us some top tips for winter driving with her thoughts focused on females driving alone especially at night.

Are you a member of a roadside assistance company?
Do you have their emergency contact details with you?
Are you embarking on a new route or one that you haven`t done before? 
Be sure to tell someone your plans.
Never drive in your party shoes - heels get wedged under the pedals. 
Drive in trainers or shoes with grippy soles.
Did you get a blanket cum throw for Christmas that frankly isn`t going anywhere near your lovely sofa - stick it in the car, it`ll keep you warm and can be used to hide sales shopping and other personal items from prying eyes.
Are you on medication for the sniffs or other ills? 
Are the side-effects drowsiness? Check before you get behind the wheel.
Beware of set-ups. If you`re female and driving alone, don`t stop to help another male or female. Chances are, they could have a plan to take your car and leave you stranded.

Be sure not to use hot water to clear the windscreen. Frustrated motorists often resort to using tools such as stiletto heels, CD cases, credit cards and finger nails to scrape at stubborn ice,  and one in ten confess to pouring a kettle of boiling water onto the windscreen. Technology offers a quicker and simpler solution. Did you know that it was Ford who developed the patented Quickclear system 26 years ago, which uses a mesh of very thin heating wires embedded between two layers of windscreen glass to provide rapid de-icing and de-fogging?

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