What do you keep in your car

[Panicatthegarden]

At the grand old age of 33 I've finally passed my driving test and bought my first car 🥳

What essentials do you keep in yours?

I already have a foil blanket on the list and to get a faraday pouch for the car keys. Please hit me with anything else you think is useful/ good for emergencies/ helps keep the car safe

Thank you!

First aid kit
Tyre inflator
High viz vest
Bottles of water
Window emergency breaker/seat belt cutter

We don't tend to have personal things in there as we are a one car household. We so don't commute to work so it's hardly used.

I drive a lot.

In the front:
Phone charger / holder (magnetic)
Hand gel for after petrol stations
Handcream because gel is drying
Microfibre cloth
Tiny tin of coins
Suncream
Contact lens kit and spare glasses (blind as a bat so this is essential)
Sunglasses
Re-usable coffee mug for spontaneous coffee stops or Waitrose

In the boot:
12v tyre inflator - so much better than petrol station ones
Spare screenwash (ran out once on a frosty/salty night on a long journey and nowhere en route had any).
Walking boots and socks (I drive alone a lot and frequently take detours if I see pretty fields of flowers or nice landscapes and go for a spontaneous walk)
Spare bulbs/triangle etc
Foil cover for the windscreen
Bags for life
Waterproof jacket for emergencies (cagoule)

First of all - Congratulations used to have

A spare £10 note
A device to smash the window and cut my sleeping belt
An empty spare petrol can
Details of AA / RAC contact
tissues / wet wipes
Ice scraper
First aid kit and CPR mask

The only thing I keep is a bottle of waiter and a sweet snack (I have type 1 diabetes) and phone charger cable (that connects to car). No idea where my car manual/service record has gone but that would be useful. Flashlight/red triangle….blanket. Don’t keep that stuff but should do. Add your AA/RAC/Green Flag whatever number in to your phone (I need to do that too).

Spare glasses, atlas, rug, tyre compressor, charger cable for 'phone, hi-viz gilet, spare waterproofs, dog bags and spare lead. Vent-lock for hatch. Torch, notebook and pen. Used to carry shovel and emergency rations.

Sunglasses , suncream , 2 bottles of water , screen cloth , sat nav ,hand sanitiser gel , spare pills ( prescription ) , tissues , , blanket , anxiety sloth ( Barry) . In the boot I have a spare coat , boots and shopping bags .
Congratulations on passing your test @Panicatthegarden

First aid kit
Blanket
Rain coat
water
couple of camp chairs

in the winter a spade

Ice scraper and a phone charger. I’ve been driving for over 30 years and I’ve never needed anything else.
I can’t stand clutter in my car.

Car bits - de-icer, scraper, ect
diest aid kit
baby wipes
hand sanitiser
tissues
torch

Phone charger
first aid kit
old school a-z map
emergency waterproof/ brolly
emergency dog lead
all of the poo bags
notebook & pen
change / cash for parking and emergencys
period products
hand sanitizer
Water bottle
Picnic blanket

Chewing gum
car manuals
a duster
hand gel
£1 coin
hair bobble
tissues
glasses/sunglasses
charging wire
pen
yoga mat (for gym)
carrierbags
oil
Window wash
deicer

I own absolutely no emergency equipment whatsoever. 😂 My car is filled with 3 boxes of horse stuff, welly boots, possibly the kids welly boots, a bin liner filled with old clothes that was meant to go to the clothes recycling box weeks ago, and swim robe, towel, suit and shoes because I like to swim and I hate to be caught out at a beautiful spot but not able to swim, so often it lives in the car for swim related emergencies.

A phone charging cable and phone holder for sat nav is probably the only essential stuff I own. I’m very basic. 🙈

A bag of lemon sherbets
bottle of water
spare shopping bags
£1 for trolley
antibacterial wipes (petrol pumps etc)
an emery board
phone charging cable
spare coat

Walking stick, blue badge, charging cables plus power pack, sunglasses, spare bulbs, jump leads, tyre compressor, wheel brace, bottle jack, locking wheel nut key, hi-viz jacket, walking stick, folding stool, umbrella, folding poncho, fleece jacket, torch, spare batteries (all in case I break down, as I’m disabled and cannot stand at the side of a motorway for hours!).

Fire extinguisher/blanket, first aid kit, bottled water, small gas stove, kettle, tea/coffee/sugar/powdered milk, salt/pepper, mug/plate/bowl/cutlery set, ridge monkey pan, tissues, toilet roll, baby wipes, toothbrush/toothpaste, hairbrush, scrunchie, sun cream, deodorant, hand sanitizer (I’m a regular camper - my car is actually a micro camper van - so all this stuff tends to stay in permanently in a box, as well as my folding bed/bedding, portaloo and window blinds. Handy in all sorts of emergencies though!).

Also currently - dog crate, non-perishable food (couscous, beans, pasta, tuna etc), pop up awning, small folding table, camping chair, change of clothes and about a million bags for life!

a couple of old clean towels, hand sanitiser, pack of wipes & tissues, first aid kit (for work), charger, bags for life, oh and two new sage green blinds that are for charity but have been in the boot for about a year!

Spare sunglasses
a pound coin for shopping trolleys
A large bottle of water and a sponge after my windscreen wash froze and I couldn’t see out of the front windscreen
I keep a glasses cloth handy
EV charging cards
picnic blanket