ACC UK Ltd, Winners of The Independent Garage of the Year 2015, Servicing, Repair & MOT Specialists based in the heart of Farnborough, Hampshire like
to give you hints and tips on maintaining your Volvo or Toyota to help reduce breakdowns and expensive car repair bills.
The blog this week is based around taking your Volvo or Toyota to Menorca this summer. Did you know that there are different rules and regulations with
regards to what you need to make sure that your Volvo or Toyota is compliant for driving in a foreign country? This week we will concentrate on Menorca
– a great destination for many Brits travelling abroad this year and an island where Brits can spend up to six months of the year. We hope you find
it useful and that you don’t fall foul to the local customs and laws.
For many visitors to Menorca, once you’ve stepped outside the airport terminal, your first holiday challenge comes with four wheels. So to make sure you
don’t have a bumpy ride on Menorca’s roads this summer, here are a few tips for driving your Volvo or Toyota on the island. We can’t stress enough
how much pre planning your journey will help you. So make sure you have driving directions to where you are staying or have a sat nav that covers the
island. In the height of summer, local, foreign and hire cars share Menorca’s roads with an ample selection of vehicles. Keep one eye on your speedometer
at all times – the maximum speed limit is 90kpm on the main road, although at times it drops below this. There are four radars on the main road (Me-1):
two for traffic passing through Es Mercadal (you must drop to 50 kpm here as it is considered a built up area) and two close to the junction between
the main road (Me-1) and the turning for Son Bou and Alaior. That’s not to say you can relax everywhere else, as the police, or Guardia Civil, also
have mobile radars – so please do pay attention to your speedo on your Volvo or Toyota as you do not want to risk a fine.
Whichever filter lane you find yourself on, you must always give way to traffic already on the major road. It certainly sounds like common sense on paper,
but it is something that drivers often forget – and these junctions are accident black spots.
If you park your Volvo or Toyota in one of the blue-painted bays, then you’ll have to purchase a ticket at a nearby parking machine – ensure this ticket,
and the time limit printed on it are visible from outside the car when you leave it on the dashboard. If you overstep the timeframe, and are unlucky
enough to be given a parking ticket, you can avoid hefty fines by popping three euros in an envelope (provided with your ticket), and posting that
in the ticket machine to cancel your fine.
If you are visiting the harbour at Mahon you can park in one of the bays free of charge for two hours – you must however write on a piece of paper the
date and time of your arrival and display it on your Volvo or Toyota dashboard.
As with any travel abroad when taking your Volvo or Toyota it is advisable to get it fully checked over by your local independent garage. A breakdown abroad
can not only be a difficult and time consuming thing to sort out – especially with the language barrier, it could also be expensive and disruptive
to your holiday.
Here at ACC UK Ltd, Winners of The Motor Trader Independent Garage of The Year 2015 we
pride ourselves on offering an outstanding customer experience for a fraction of the cost of a dealership. Give us a call and let us quote you for
your next service or repair on your Volvo or Toyota. We service all areas around Farnborough, Fleet, Aldershot, Farnham, Guildford, Frimley, Camberley,
Hook, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Yateley, Hampshire and Surrey. We offer free collection and drop off services. We also have a fleet of courtesy cars to
allow you to get on with your schedule whilst your Volvo or Toyota is with us. Happy Motoring from all at ACC UK Ltd – Independent Volvo & Toyota
servicing, repair and MOT specialists based in the heart of Farnborough, Hampshire.
