{"id":41855,"date":"2025-12-11T06:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/holiday-roads-ahead-eight-essential-tips-to-protect-your-car-and-your-family-this-festive-season\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:40:03","slug":"holiday-roads-ahead-eight-essential-tips-to-protect-your-car-and-your-family-this-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/holiday-roads-ahead-eight-essential-tips-to-protect-your-car-and-your-family-this-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Roads Ahead: Eight Essential Tips to Protect Your Car \u2013 and Your Family \u2013 this Festive Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As thousands of South Africans prepare to hit the road for the festive season, ensuring your vehicle is ready for the journey is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your family. Whether you&rsquo;re driving to the coast, visiting relatives upcountry, or moving between holiday gatherings, long-distance trips place extra pressure on your car &ndash; and many of the breakdowns that occur on South African roads every Festive Season are entirely preventable.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bhavish Vallabhjee, Product Manager at Engen, a few simple checks can mean the difference between a stress-free trip and hours stranded on the roadside. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t need to be a technical expert to keep your car safe,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;With a bit of preparation and the right products, you can avoid most mechanical issues that typically occur during the December rush.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>1. Start with Your Tyres<\/p>\n<p>Tyres are one of the most common causes of holiday breakdowns, yet they remain one&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=75619&#038;page=holiday-roads-ahead-eight-essential-tips-to-protect-your-car-and-your-family-this-festive-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As thousands of South Africans prepare to hit the road for the festive season, ensuring your vehicle is ready for the journey is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your family. Whether you&rsquo;re driving to the coast, visiting relatives upcountry, or moving between holiday gatherings, long-distance trips place extra pressure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/Screenshot%202025-12-10%20135248.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/Screenshot%202025-12-10%20135248.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}