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Top Misconceptions About Roadside Assistance Coverage

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In today’s busy world few things can sideline you faster than a vehicle breakdown. The thought of being stranded on the side of a busy highway, paying exorbitant towing and repair fees, locking your keys in your car, or running out of gas can be stressful. Many people do not understand the ins and outs of what is covered by roadside assistance plans and can easily become overwhelmed; and common misconceptions about roadside assistance coverage add to the confusion. When it comes to roadside assistance coverage there are 2 major misconceptions; first, that roadside assistance only covers towing, and second that coverage is only available near big cities and well-populated areas. Debunking these common misconceptions about roadside assistance coverage can help you better understand the value and protection a roadside assistance plan can provide.

Roadside Assistance Only Covers Towing

A common misconception about roadside assistance coverage is that it only provides towing services. When your vehicle breaks down, whether in your driveway or on the side of the road, you will need to have it towed to a mechanic for repair and roadside coverage includes this service; however, while towing service is a fundamental benefit of roadside assistance coverage it is far from the only benefit.  

 

When your vehicle malfunctions, roadside service providers can also help you put your spare tire on or give you a jump start. If you have locked your keys in your car or run out of fuel roadside service providers can help you with that too. Roadside assistance coverage through Best Roadside Service also comes with value added services including national chain discounts on mechanical repairs and rental cars while your vehicle is in the shop, VIP Travel Concierge, and hotel chain discounts. Knowing all of the services available through your plan allows you to get the most value out of your plan.

Roadside Assistance Is Only Available in Cities and Well-Populated Areas

Another common misconception about roadside assistance coverage is that the services are only going to be available in large cities or well-populated areas. The thought of having a vehicle breakdown, flat tire or, running out of gas in a city is unnerving; the thought of it happening in a rural area at night can be downright scary. Roadside assistance plans don’t just cover you when you are sticking close to the trail though, they provide you service and peace of mind when your travels take you off the beaten path.

 

Roadside assistance plans provide coverage by contracting with service providers from many cities and towns. Through a nationwide network of 45,000 service providers, Best Roadside Service is able to provide comprehensive coverage for a wide variety of vehicle issues. This coverage extends to both the United States and Canada, is available with one phone call to a toll-free emergency hotline, and averages a 34-minute response time. Whether you’re close to home or work, sight-seeing in the city, or taking a family road-trip out west roadside assistance plans have you covered.

 

When you experience car problems, roadside assistance coverage can be irreplaceable. Many people have common misconceptions about roadside assistance plans making it hard to understand all of the benefits a plan can offer. Debunking these common misconceptions, and understanding all the services roadside assistance plans offer, helps you to better understand the value and protections purchasing a roadside assistance plan can provide.

 

Don’t Get Lost – Get Roadside Assistance

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Going “down the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” this holiday season?

DON'T GET LOST, Get Roadside Assistance

Car travel during the holidays is increasingly common. In fact, AAA reports that nearly 91% of people will celebrate the holidays with a road trip of some length. And with gas prices staying relatively low, that number could increase.

Car travel during the holidays can be a stressful or pleasant activity, depending on how well you’re prepared and the resources you have at your disposal. When traveling to more remote destinations (such as Grandmother’s house or that Ski Resort you’ve been wanting to try), getting lost along the way can ruin a fun, family roadtrip.

Although GPS and cell phones have greatly increased our ability to navigate to new and remote places, there are times when cell phone and satellite reception simply don’t work. We’ve all been there – so close to our destination – when our GPS blips “lost satellite reception.” And if you’re in an unknown area or if the weather is cold or snowy, this can go from a frustrating situation to a dangerous situation quickly.

While it’s good to keep a charged up cell phone and GPS in the car with you while traveling, it’s even better to have an old-school, analog backup system: the old fashioned map! However, generic atlas and maps from the gas station can be awkward and difficult to place yourself and use for navigation. Those back roads you’re traveling may be so tiny on a large map that you can barely see them and unless you have a skilled navigator riding shotgun, you’re likely to get even more lost.

What is the best option?

The best option for getting to your holiday destination without taking an unnecessary scenic route or ending up at some other family’s potluck, is to get customized map routing for your trip from a roadside assistance company such as Best Roadside Service. Members of our emergency roadside service plans receive complimentary trip planning and routing. The maps we provide will correspond to the exact areas you will be traveling, so you don’t have to unfold a map the size of your vehicle to try and find exactly where you are. The customized mapping also gives you turn by turn directions to keep it simple.

If for any reason you still get lost, our members can also use our 24-hour emergency hotline. This complimentary service includes turn by turn navigation and one of our U.S. based customer service representatives will help you get back on track and reach your destination. Individual plans cover a person no matter what car they are in, so even if you’re traveling in another family member or friend’s vehicle, you’ll still have access to all of your benefits.

Best Roadside Service plans also make a great gift, and at less than $6 a month, it’s an affordable way to make sure your loved ones are safe, no matter where they travel. Not to mention, our plans come with many more benefits including travel discounts, coupons, discounts at national car maintenance companies as well as the roadside services we provide such as delivering gas, fluids, changing flat tires, towing services and more.

So this holiday season, don’t get lost. Get to grandma’s house on time and without the frustration of getting lost with Best Roadside Service’s customized trip routing and planning service. Happy Holidays!

 

Why Your Sunday Driver Needs Roadside Assistance

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The weather has finally cooled down and the leaves are starting to change. This is the time of year that many people start to take weekend drives to enjoy the scenery and cooler temperatures.

Your Sunday Driver Still Needs Roadside Assistance

Many people may even have a pleasure car that they only drive when the weather is nice or on the weekends or for special occasions. These so called “Sunday Drivers” usually don’t see a lot of miles – they may be antique or vintage cars or they might be sports cars that just aren’t efficient or practical  enough to drive every day. Whatever the case may be, many people choose not to purchase roadside assistance plans for these vehicles since they aren’t driven as often as their everyday car. But this oversight can lead to costly and aggravating headaches were something to happen during a beautiful afternoon drive through the country.

Here are just a few reasons why you should consider an emergency roadside plan for your Sunday Driver.

    1. The car is an older antique or vintage model.
      You love the fact that your car represents another place and time in automotive history, but its age also means that it may be more prone to breaking down or having mechanical issues. Nothing can ruin a Sunday Drive more than being stranded on a back road. With a company like Best Roadside Service, which has an average response time of 34 minutes, you’ll be back to cruising the open road as quickly as possible.

 

    1. You take your pleasure car for road trips.
      Many people use their pleasure car exclusively for road trips and travel. This can be a fun way to get from point A to point B, but being on the road for long periods of time can also make you more likely to experience roadside issues. Best Roadside Service plans provide 24-hour emergency roadside assistance whether you have a flat tire, run out of gas or experience a total breakdown.

 

    1. You like to stay active when you travel.
      If you’re traveling in your pleasure car, a roadside assistance plan can also give you access to travel coupons and discounts. At Best Roadside Service they even offer their members custom map routing and turn by turn directions through their 24 hour hotline. That way you’ll never get lost, and you’ll be able to afford and enjoy more when you get to your destination.

 

    1. You have other cars that need coverage.
      With Best Roadside Service, we give you two kinds of coverage options. You can purchase a plan that covers your vehicle, no matter who is driving it, or you can purchase a plan that covers you as an individual – no matter what vehicle you are driving. If you own a pleasure vehicle, an individual policy may be the best choice because you will still receive roadside assistance and all the benefits of the plan whether you’re driving your day-to-day car or your Sunday Driver. Individual plans are just $79.95 a year if you sign up online today!

 

  1. Your Sunday Driver needs frequent maintenance.
    If your Sunday Driver is an antique or older vehicle, it may need more maintenance than a newer vehicle. With Best Roadside Service, we offer discounted prices at national automotive repair shops including Jiffy Lube, Meineke, Maaco,  Aamco and more. These discounts can save you a lot of money on vehicles that need frequent repair or maintenance and can keep your pleasure car driving for many miles to come.

Having a pleasure car can be a fun way to spend weekends, vacations, and enjoy beautiful fall weather, but to truly enjoy your pleasure vehicle, make sure it’s covered with a roadside assistance plan that provides all these benefits and services so that you’re never left on the side of the road. Contact Best Roadside Service to order your plan today! 

 

Give the Gift of Roadside Safety This Grandparent’s Day

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Give the Gift of Roadside Assistance this Grandparent's DayGrandparent’s Day became nationally recognized in 1979 when President Jimmy Carter signed a Presidential Proclamation to observe the Sunday after Labor Day as Grandparent’s Day.  On this day people are encouraged to celebrate their grandparents by spending time together, giving gifts and including grandparents in school or church activities. The goal of this special day is to help children appreciate their grandparents, to learn from them, to hear their stories and become closer. This year, Grandparent’s Day falls on Sunday, September 13th, 2015.

Grandparent’s Day Special

 

At Best Roadside Service, we’d like to help you celebrate Grandparent’s Day by offering a $10 or $15 discount on a gift membership for the grandparents in your life. If you sign up online today, you can save $10 on a vehicle coverage gift membership. This plan will cover a vehicle, no matter who is driving it and costs just $65 with the discount. This is a great gift for a grandmother and grandfather who often ride together or drive the same vehicle. You can also save $15 off an individual coverage plan, which covers an individual no matter what vehicle they are driving, which is great for the grandparent who often drives more than one vehicle. The discounted price for this plan is just $79.95.

An emergency roadside assistance plan makes a great gift for grandparents, and it’s something they will enjoy the benefit of all year long. The average age of a first-time grandparent in the United States is just 50 years old. That means grandparents are younger and more active than ever. Most are probably still driving, many are still working and commuting every day and nearly all will do some sort of vehicular travel this year.

However, as grandparents age it can become more and more difficult and dangerous for them to do some tasks, especially those related to a roadside emergency such as changing a flat tire. A Best Roadside Service plan can help in these risky situations. All of our plans come with our 24-hour emergency assistance hotline which is entirely operated in the United States. Our average response time is just 34 minutes, so we will get help to them fast and efficiently. Our plans cover flat tires, replacing fluids, up to three gallons of gas, locksmith service, towing, jump starts and more.

Nowadays, families in the US are often spread apart, and long car trips or travel may be required for grandparents to see their children and grandchildren. If the grandparent in your life travels often, a roadside assistance plan may be just what they need so you both can feel secure while they’re on the road.

And since grandparents are younger and more active than ever, many of them enjoy travel and activities, especially if they are retired. Best Roadside Service offers its members travel discounts, coupons, concierge service, custom map routing and even turn by turn directions from our emergency hotline in case they get lost. Additionally, members can enjoy benefits for auto services such as oil changes, tune ups and other mechanical services at national companies such as Jiffy Lube, Maaco, Meineke and more. So no matter where your grandparents live, they can use their benefits fully.

Grandparent’s Day is a wonderful way to celebrate the people in our lives that we care about. Show your grandparents how much you care about them and their safety by giving them the gift of Best Roadside Service so that they can continue to enjoy the travel and activities in their life with peace of mind.

The Best Roadside Assistance for Your Motorcycle

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Roadside Assistance for Your Motorcycle

Motorcycles represent the epitome of freedom and independence. Whether you ride a cruiser, a sport bike or a touring motorcycle, there’s nothing more exciting than hitting the open road and leaving your day-to-day problems behind. But even when you’re taking a solo trip on the open road, you need someone to have your back in case of an emergency. And in the case of bad weather or dangerous conditions, you need someone who will have your back quickly. If you’re like most bikers, you probably don’t take a lot of tools or even a spare tire with you on your bike, so when an issue occurs, you’ll need help getting back to what you love – riding!

Best Roadside Service offers emergency roadside plans for all makes and models of motorcycles including Harley-Davidson, BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Indian, Honda, Triumph, Yamaha and more. Additionally, we offer coverage for trikes and scooters, so whether you’re driving a Vespa or a Can-Am, we’ll be there for you when you need us.

Our Motorcycle Services

Our motorcycle plans give you all the benefits and services of our regular individual or vehicle plan including 24-hour roadside assistance, towing, battery jump-start, turn by turn directions, custom mapping, travel discounts and coupons, fuel and fluid delivery and more. 

Did you know that a flat tire is the number one roadside issue encountered by bikers? Don’t let this leave you stranded – become a Best Roadside Service member and get your motorcycle, trike or scooter towed to a repair facility so that you’re never left on the side of the road. The other top roadside issues motorcycle drivers may encounter include low fluids, a blown fuse, coolant leaks and overheating. All issues you probably can’t repair because you don’t have the parts and tools with you, or don’t want to try to repair while stranded on the shoulder of a busy road or an isolated location. 

Best Roadside Service is US owned and operated, so when you call our help center there is always a live person to speak with who will assist you quickly and courteously. Our average emergency service response time is just 34 minutes. Speed is critical when you’re stranded on a bike with nowhere to take cover. We will get to you quickly and get you back on the road, or safely towed to the nearest repair shop – no matter where you find yourself. 

And if you like to take your bike on road trips and vacations, Best Roadside Service offers travel discounts, coupons and membership benefits that will make traveling more enjoyable and affordable. We can also assist you with custom mapping to your destination, so you’ll never get lost – unless you want to! Our 24-hour concierge service can help you book a last minute hotel room or other travel needs, so you don’t have to spend precious riding time researching travel sites and calling place after place to find a great rate. 

Riding your motorcycle may make you feel like a lone ranger, but don’t be stuck by yourself when things go wrong. Sign up today and save $10 on safety and security every time you ride.

Give A College Student the Gift of Roadside Assistance

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The fall semester is right around the corner and college students are headed back to their dorms or maybe off to college for the first time.

Roadside Assistance is a great gift for back-to-school college students

 

This is an exciting but scary time in both the recent high school graduate’s life as well as their parents’. For the first time, these young adults will be on their own, and many will be hundreds or even thousands of miles away from home.

If your new college student will be driving him or herself off to college, much of your anxiety may be about how safe their travels will be. Whether they’re hauling all of their stuff off to their dorm, or just driving around campus and their new town, they can run into a plethora of issues that mom and dad won’t be around to help out with. Flat tires, keys locked in the car or bigger mechanical issues can cause a student to miss class or worse – get hurt or stranded.

As stressful and scary as this time can be, there are ways to keep them safe, even if you’re far away. Best Roadside Assistance offers affordable roadside service plans for individuals that help keep them safe and on the road. Consider purchasing a plan as a gift for your graduate and send them off to college safely.

What We Offer College Students

Our service plans cover any issue they may experience. Our call center is owned and operated in the US, so when making a service call, they will always get a friendly representative who will send help immediately. In fact, our average response time is just 34 minutes.

College students are not always the most prepared or organized, so if they lock their keys in their car, we can get them out of a bind. If they run out of gas, we have them covered and can deliver up to three gallons of gas, for free, right to their vehicle. We will even replace a lost car key up to $100, in case they happen to misplace that too.

And if they’re driving a less-than-reliable vehicle, our roadside service plan can assist there too with towing services, battery jump start and even fluid delivery. In addition to these services that will keep them safe, we also provide benefits to our customers that will allow them to have some fun. Travel discounts and mapping services can help them get to their spring break destination safely and within budget.  

A Best Roadside Service plan is the perfect gift for back-to-school college students. It keeps them safe while keeping your stress level down. Send them off safely this year, and sign up today.

Why Millennials Need Roadside Assistance

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Why Millennials Need Roadside Assistance

“Millennials” is the term used for people born between 1980 to 2000. As of right now, this puts millennials anywhere from 15 to 34, but the term is generally used to describe young adults today. This group of people are just starting professional careers, moving out on their own, and becoming responsible for themselves. Things like rent, budgets, insurance and more are now not just terms heard around the dinner table, but important aspects of everyday life.

If you’re a millennial just going out on your own, it can be scary, overwhelming and expensive. Especially in tough economic times, you may worry about what happens if you get sick or if your car breaks down. You’ve probably purchased health insurance, car insurance and maybe even rental or home owners insurance in case something happens. Another way to protect yourself against unwanted expenses is to purchase roadside assistance.

Roadside assistance is an inexpensive way to ensure that you and your vehicle are always safe on the road. Breakdowns, running out of gas, locking your keys in your car – those are all inevitable things, but if you’re not prepared, they can also be expensive and budget-busting inconveniences. Roadside assistance allows you to pay a low monthly fee for assistance in these and many other situations.

What We Offer

Best Roadside Service offers plans that either cover you as an individual – no matter what car you are driving or that cover your car- no matter who is driving it. Either plan will cost less than your monthly cable bill, but is a much better investment.

Best Roadside Service has a US-owned and operated call center and our average response time is just 34 minutes, so you’ll never be stranded by the side of the road with a flat tire, dead battery or any other mechanical issue. We will also cover a replacement key up to $100 if your car key is lost or destroyed. If you run out of gas, we’ll deliver three gallons to you wherever you are for free! Any of these situations could cost you hundreds of dollars without roadside assistance.

And it’s not all serious business – in addition to our emergency roadside assistance benefits, we also offer discounts for travel and entertainment, hotels, theme parks, restaurants and more. So if you’re going on a road trip, we can provide customized mapping, turn by turn directions and savings on the fun when you get there.

We know you’re on a budget, but making roadside assistance a priority will save you money in the long run. And you can save $10 right now, just by purchasing your plan online. Make mom and dad proud and sign up for roadside assistance plan today.

 

Why Your Family Needs Roadside Assistance During Your Deployment

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Summer is the time that many military families relocate to their new duty stations or find out about deployments on which service members may be embarking. Every military family knows that Your Family Needs Roadside Assistance During Your Deploymentthe time right before a deployment is a stressful and emotional time of planning and trying to squeeze in as much time together as possible. But once the service member is deployed, the worrying and emotions don’t stop.

Both the family holding down the fort at home and the deployed service member worry about their family being safe. Many military families invest in home security systems for this reason. So why wouldn’t you invest in a similar security system for your family’s vehicle? Consider why a roadside assistance membership can give you some much needed peace of mind during the next deployment.

Flat Tires – a Dangerous Inconvenience

Flat tires are always inconvenient and they can be dangerous. You don’t want your family member trying to change a tire on the side of a busy highway. A roadside assistance company like Best Roadside Assistance has an average call response time of 34 minutes – that means someone will be there to help and you can be on your way in under an hour, in most cases.

Running on Empty

Whether you were just too busy to fill up or you’re driving a long distance and you haven’t seen a gas station in miles, sometimes you just run out of gas. It happens. Members of Best Roadside Assistance can call our 24 hour, US-operated call line and someone will deliver three gallons of gas right to them – for free! Now that’s peace of mind.

Locked Out

Much like a flat tire – there is absolutely no convenient time to lock your keys in your car. When you find yourself in this position, it’s usually with a cart full of groceries, an antsy child and somewhere to be. But if you do find yourself in this position, our 24 hour call line will send a technician to you immediately to get you back into your car with safe, manufacturer-approved tools.

Car Won’t Start

You get in your car, put the key in the ignition, turn it, and . . . nothing. You’re not a mechanic, and you have no idea what’s wrong. You may be in a new town with few friends or family nearby to help. Our 24 hour emergency line will send a technician out to help; whether it’s a dead battery, low fluids or an issue with the engine, we will either fix the issue or have the car towed to a service station for repair.

Personal Assistance – Every Mile of the Road

When you leave your family while on deployment, don’t you wish you could leave them with a personal assistant to ensure their safety? With Best Roadside Assistance, we offer just that. Our 24 hour assistance line can help our members with just about anything from a flat tire to sending and receiving messages to loved ones on your behalf during a roadside emergency. We can also assist you if you’re lost, need directions, need to find a place to stay while you’re driving and we even offer travel discounts and coupons for our members.

So if you’re deploying, or even just going on a long training exercise or work-ups, consider purchasing roadside assistance for your family and also for your peace of mind. At just $65 for a vehicle plan or $79.95 for an individual plan, it’s a small price to pay for your family’s safety and security.

Can You Really Trust Those Online Reviews?

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Have you ever done research for a product or service and stumbled upon an online review site? Maybe you wondered who was doing the reviewing or if companies were paying money to these Four Questions to Ask About Online Reviewsreview sites to give them good ratings? Can you REALLY believe the review site? Take it with a grain of salt! You can find good online reviews but honestly, they may not be accurate or they can be outdated. We have certainly seen some good reviews for companies that didn’t have good PR or Facebook comments when you looked elsewhere. That left us us scratching our heads. It’s hard to know who to believe or what questions to ask before buying a product or service. But if you’re researching roadside assistance companies, we encourage you to ask yourself these questions as you read through reviews and rankings.

Four Important Questions to Ask About Online Reviews

Do you really want your insurance company to know your roadside assistance needs?

Many roadside assistance companies are really car insurance companies such as AAA and Allstate. If your car insurance and roadside assistance company are the same, your insurance company will look at your roadside service calls and use that information to hike up your rates. Yes, this does happen, and yes, it can be why your rate got hiked. Your roadside assistance company should be focused solely on providing you with the best service – not with selling you insurance or finding reasons to hike up your rates. Best Roadside Service is independently owned and is not affiliated with any auto insurance company. Our singular focus is to provide our members with the best roadside assistance – day or night, 365 days a year.

Do you really want a roadside assistance company without an A+ Better Business Bureau Rating?

If you’re searching roadside assistance clubs that have an A+ rating, the field narrows quickly. Best Roadside Assistance takes pride in our stellar A+ rating. Do we ever make mistakes? Yes. Do we work our hardest to make it right? Yes! Finding good old fashioned customer service with another roadside company can be a difficult task.

Do you really want your roadside assistance through a political lobbyist or non-American organization?

AARP is a political organization that lobbies in Washington D.C for senior benefits. Their roadside assistance service is actually maintained by Allstate (and we already covered why you may not want an insurance company’s assistance). Do you really want a company who is more focused on wooing D.C. politicians than your safety and service needs?

Additionally, roadside clubs through companies like BP (British Petroleum) are not even owned and operated in America. How can you expect a company to give you the best service possible when they’re not even in the same country as you?

So, do you really want a roadside assistance company just because it has good online reviews?

After you ask yourself the last few questions, you’ll see you’ve narrowed the playing field down significantly. An American-owned and operated company that’s not affiliated with an insurance company or political organization that has a A+ BBB rating and is the most competitively priced? That’s Best Roadside Assistance! And since we don’t pay any review company for “membership” (i.e. – rankings) that may be why you haven’t seen us on some online review sites. But here are some things you may be interested to know about us.

Since 1962, we have:

  • towed over 6.8 million miles
  • unlocked over 170,000 doors
  • changed 340,000 flat tires
  • delivered over 68,000 gallons of fuel to stranded motorists
  • we did this with an average response time of ONLY 34 minutes.

Best Roadside Assistance has some of the most friendly customer service reps that are right here in the U.S. Don’t believe us? Give us a call at 855-278-4858 or contact us online right now . We have individual or vehicle coverage options as well as corporate and fleet coverage. We can help you sign up right over the phone, so call now!

Don’t Forget These 10 Things on Your Summer Road Trip

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Summer is the season for road trips, whether it’s with friends, the whole family or even hitting the road all by yourself.

But no matter how you travel or where you’re going, it’s good to be prepared. We’ve compiled a list of ten things you may not think to bring on your road trip, but that will help you out in a bind and make your trip more enjoyable.

Don't Forget These 10 Things on Your Summer Road Trip

  1. Maps. In an age of GPS technology and Smart Phones, maps are sometimes overlooked as travel relics. But what happens when your GPS loses satellite service or there’s no cell reception or your batteries die? Having a map of your route can be a life saver. Depending on where you are traveling you’ll want to have a state map for each state you’ll be traveling through. If you are traveling cross-country an atlas may be a good investment. Members of some roadside assistance companies, such as Best Roadside Service, can also get customized trip mapping as part of their membership.
  2. Road Flares. A flare can be an actual life saver if something happens to your vehicle during a trip. Especially if you are traveling on rural roads that may not have a large shoulder to pull off on, putting road flares around your vehicle will help ensure other motorists see you in the dark and can move around you safely. It will also help the tow truck or roadside assistance truck find you on a dark roadway.
  3. Cash and coins. In a credit-based world, many people choose not to carry cash, and when you’re traveling you may not want to have too much on you. But it’s a good idea to keep a small amount of cash and especially coins on your person or in your car. When an unexpected toll road comes along, you’ll be prepared or when you’re almost out of gas and the back-roads gas station only takes cash, you’ll be covered. Coins are also useful for air machines in case your tire pressure gets low, car washes, and pay phones, in case you lose cell reception.
  4. Cell Phone Battery Back Up. Cell phones tend to die at the most inconvenient times, and you can’t always get plugged in or wait around for your phone to charge. Fortunately, battery back ups have become extremely affordable and are small and easy to carry with you. Having one on your trip may just save the day.
  5. Coupons and Discount Books. Eating out, staying in hotels, renting cars and travel attractions can add up and become expensive. Look for coupon booklets at places you pass through – especially at rest stops and in hotel lobbies. If you know where you are going in advance, research discount codes and coupons on the internet. You may also want to become a member of a roadside assistance company, which often offer discounts and coupon booklets for free to their members.
  6. Tire Gauge and Spare Tire.  A low or flat tire is nearly inevitable when traveling long distances. Having a reliable tire gauge will help you pinpoint the tire that is leaking and make sure all your tires are properly filled. Additionally, make sure you travel with a spare tire, in case worse comes to worse and your tires goes completely flat. Not having one can become a time consuming and expensive situation.
  7. Bottled water. Keep bottles of water in your car to keep you hydrated on those long stretches when there aren’t gas stations or rest stops or when you just don’t want to lose any time by stopping. Make sure the bottles are safely accessible from the driver’s seat if you’re traveling alone.
  8. Gas Can. Keeping a can of gasoline (safely capped and stored in your trunk or cargo area) may get you out of a bind. Especially if you will be driving through rural areas where gas stations may not be accessible, it’s good to have a little fuel insurance.
  9. A Cooler. Stopping every time you want a snack or a cold beverage can extend your road trip and delay your destination. Putting a small cooler with a few ice packs in the car means you can pack meals in advance or keep food and drinks cool between stops. That way that egg salad sandwich you didn’t finish for lunch might actually still be edible in a few hours when your hunger strikes again.
  10. Roadside Service. Although you can certainly think ahead and pack thoughtfully, you can’t be prepared for every single situation. Becoming a member of a Roadside Assistance Company before you hit the road means someone will always be there for you if you break down, get a flat tire, run out of gas, or just want customized mapping, discounts, coupons, travel deals and more. Most roadside service plans are very affordable and if something does come up, they will save you money and stress in an emergency situation.

This summer, hit the road with a sense of adventure, but don’t forget to be prepared to make the most of your trip. And remember – it’s not just about the destination, it’s the journey!

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