Tip to remind you before driving off (1 Viewer)

[linesman]

I came up with this idea after driving off forwards forgetting I was on the ramps.
My van is a Citroen Relay I think it will also work with Fiat and Peugeot vans
There is a pen holder on the left of the dash which just lifts out, I have made 3 dymo tape
Labels :- Ramps Electric Lead Wheelclamp and stuck them on the back of the pen holder,
When it is in place the labels cannot be seen, when I park up I just lift it out and place it over
the gear lever with the label facing outwards reminding me to check them before I can put the
Van in gear, see attached photo.

 

[moulin 87]

I came up with this idea after driving off forwards forgetting I was on the ramps.
My van is a Citroen Relay I think it will also work with Fiat and Peugeot vans
There is a pen holder on the left of the dash which just lifts out, I have made 3 dymo tape
Labels :- Ramps Electric Lead Wheelclamp and stuck them on the back of the pen holder,
When it is in place the labels cannot be seen, when I park up I just lift it out and place it over
the gear lever with the label facing outwards reminding me to check them before I can put the
Van in gear, see attached photo.

I'd need a bigger pen holder, last trip it was the fridge vent cover... Luckily I saw it fly off in the mirror...The car behind also flashed stopped and picked it up...

 

[reckless]

Great idea but our pen holder is full of shrapnel for the foreign tolls, don't fancy picking that up off the floor every morning

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[Foxy1956]

Yes, we do the same for the step and the aerial. A label on the gear stick.

 

[rangi]

Our step comes in automatically as soon as the engine starts. , any flaps left open we have an high pitched shriek
We have made ourselves an A4 sheet of things to check before we move of, it's got to be second nature now to check before we move off , gone are the days of the contents of the kitchen pot cupboard and the TV ricocheting around the cab at the first right angle bend or sudden stop

 

[mustaphapint]

We both have a check list noted on our phones. Whenever I park I put a note I keep in the door pocket in front of the speedo to use the checklist.

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[JJ]

Great idea!

Dymo Tape... is that STILL around?

Just wondering


JJ

 

[Boringfrog]

Great idea!

Dymo Tape... is that STILL around?

Just wondering


JJ

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[cranky]

I have a swmbo who takes care of the reminding. I believe she has a degree in it.

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[pappajohn]

same here.
I had a yellow laminated card on a string and clip which read "ANTENNA/SAT DISH" which was clipped to the steering wheel when in use.
once lowered, the card clipped to the internal dish winder....impossible to forget to use it that way.

 

[grasscutter]

We always used to tie a ribbon to the steering wheel to remind us to lower the TV ariel.

 

[Gorse Hill]

Is this what I have to look forward too when I get older

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[snailtrailer]

Yep!

 

[Welsh girl]

I put the winder on the brake pedals to remind me to wind the rear steadies up before moving off. Sometimes forget the aerial though.

 

[Badknee]

Is this what I have to look forward too when I get older

Yes! I often forget to look at my reminder list.

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[chaser]

Yes! I often forget to look at my reminder list.

Just what I was thinking about the op, it's ok if you remember to put it on the gear lever, if not you could maybe drive off with a false sense of security, better fixed somewhere where it's always in view, just saying

 

[Mike800966]

We have a very elderly piece of card that we put on the side door interior to remind us if we have the alarm on overnight.
We were on a motorway in Spain and people kept flashing me as they passed, eventually a chap cut in front of us and we prepard to be robbed! No chance, he just wanted to say that our back locker was wide open- I use a homemade clip as the original one was useless. Happily nothing had fell out and looking in the side mirror you could only just see the edge of the locker clipped up neatly but wide open!! We now try to check before we set off.
Mike

 

[Hettie's Crew]

Walk round. I do it every time just before I drive off and take a quick look at tyres inc ramps, windows, aerial, locker doors and electric/aerial cable. Then as I enter through the rear door do a quick check of wardrobe doors, bathroom door, lockers and drawers. All takes less than a minute.

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[mushy]

Being an ex HGV driver it was always compulsory practise to do a walk round in the morning but then you tend to get in the habit of doing it several times a day.

 

[Lenny HB]

If you can't remember you are on ramps what chance do you stand of remembering to turn the pen holder upside down.

 

[BreweryDave]

Some of you really worry me...........

Should you even be driving on public roads

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[Lot lover]

First tip provided by friend - drive 10 yards from pitch, stop, get out and wander around looking carefully at the ground and all over the van inside and out. Then get back in and drive off.

At least this way you know what/whom is left behind.

 

[Lenny HB]

First tip provided by friend - drive 10 yards from pitch, stop, get out and wander around looking carefully at the ground and all over the van inside and out. Then get back in and drive off.

At least this way you know what/whom is left behind.

Too late if you can't remember you were on ramps.

 

[janeb]

So excited with new van, went to fill up with diesel, also gas tanks, (we had cylinders before), why is my phone bleeping at me ?? Eventually, when I got to look at the message, we had forgotten to disarm the tracker.......

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[davidbaldam]

I just put a note covering my Speedometer which works for me.

 

[DBK]

I just put a note covering my Speedometer which works for me.

And you can't be done for speeding either!
But back to the OP, I would need to add the following to the list.

Wine
Wife
Dog

The order of course does not reflect the relative importance.

 

[Lenny HB]

Wine
Wife
Dog

The order of course does not reflect the relative importance.

True, dog & wife need swapping.

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[The Nomad]

Walk round the van before starting the engine.

Always, as an idiot-check.

 

[sdc77]

Having just forked out 612 quid on a new side overran window I don't think I'll forget to check everything in future

 

[Vanderek]

True, dog & wife need swapping.

I've heard of wife swapping but not dog swapping...

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