Vehicle

• Tire Pressure / Tread
• Lights and Brakes are in good order
• Check windscreen for cracks and make sure windscreen wipers are effective
• Check fluid levels (oil, water and windscreen cleaner)

House

• Lock all doors and windows; make sure your home is secure
• Install a timer on certain lights and if possible radios. This will make the house seem more lived in.
• Do not make you planned absence known. Be careful with whom you discuss your holiday plans.
• If you leave your animals at home and not at a kennel, make sure someone is taking care of them.
• Even if you don’t have animals to feed, get a friend to look after your home. To open and close curtains, empty your mailbox and make the place look lived in.
• Cancel newspaper subscriptions or make sure someone collects them; a pile of newspapers in the driveway is a sure giveaway that no one is home.
• When departing, do not pack your vehicle in clear view of the street.

What to do in an accident

Many people, when involved in an accident do not know what to do. Some guidelines and suggestions are outlined below.

• Stop immediately
• Establish whether or not any parties have sustained injuries
• Provide your name, address, registration and who the owner is of your vehicle to the other parties involved and get the same information from them. Always carry a notebook and pen in your car.
• If there are injuries, do not move the vehicles. Call the police and ER24 on 084 124 and only move the vehicles with the authority of a traffic officer
• Do not consume alcohol or take any drugs before reporting to a police station.
• Make sure you record the date, time and all the details of the accident (diagrams are helpful here)

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