{"id":38,"date":"2016-12-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brockandpoole.com\/blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2016-12-15T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:00:00","slug":"4-winter-tips-for-insured-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/4-winter-tips-for-insured-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Winter Tips for Insured Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter weather can present a challenging set of obstacles&nbsp;for any driver, even one&nbsp;with years of experience. &nbsp;&nbsp;From colder temperatures, snow,&nbsp;icy conditions, and poor visibility, driving can be dangerous.&nbsp; If you are an insured driver near&nbsp;Collierville, TN,&nbsp;follow&nbsp;these four winter tips to&nbsp;make your winter drives safer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Winterize your car&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Winterize your car by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting a tune up: having your mechanic check your car can help to prevent break downs by ensuring that your car is in working order.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Checking your battery, heater, tires,&nbsp;and defroster&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Keeping your windshield washer fluid and gas tank&nbsp;filled&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Stock your car with the proper winter gear<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shovel: Handy to dig your tires out if you get stuck in snow<\/li>\n<li>Snow brush&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Extra gloves and hats&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Blankets,&nbsp;bottled water&nbsp;in case you are stranded at any time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Roadside Assistance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Icy conditions can be unexpected and cause unavoidable sliding. &nbsp;As such, slides offs are common during winter, and roadside assistance can be very useful. Avoid the added stress of big towing bills by adding&nbsp;roadside assistance coverage onto your auto policy.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Review your insurance coverage&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because of the added risks, winter is an important time to review your current auto&nbsp;insurance policy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider speaking with your insurance agent to determine your level of risk during each season. Winter storms and weather-related accidents can cause damages that make you question what exactly your policy covers.&nbsp;Comprehensive coverage may protect you against damage caused by a winter storm while collision coverage may protect you against physical damage (i.e.. a dented bumper from sliding on an ice patch). &nbsp;After speaking with your agent, you may decide to&nbsp;&nbsp;increase your coverage by adding comprehensive or collision coverage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t get caught this winter without the level of auto insurance coverage you need. Instead, speak with an agent serving the&nbsp;Collierville, TN area to find out what options you to safest on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter weather can present a challenging set of obstacles&nbsp;for any driver, even one&nbsp;with years of experience. &nbsp;&nbsp;From colder temperatures, snow,&nbsp;icy conditions, and poor visibility, driving can be dangerous.&nbsp; If you are an insured driver near&nbsp;Collierville, TN,&nbsp;follow&nbsp;these four winter tips to&nbsp;make your winter drives safer.&nbsp; Winterize your car&nbsp; Winterize your car by: Getting a tune up: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7,9],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-collierville","tag-tn"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brockandpoole.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}