Modern Technology - Great For A Car Breakdown!

The wonders of modern technology; love it or hate it, I suspect that most of us find it useful at times! Take the mobile phone, for instance, it's not so many years ago they were almost the size of a house-brick and were seen as a 'yuppie' status symbol. Not any longer. Most of the adult population now have a mobile phone and why not? They are so convenient.

And in the case of a vehicle breakdown situation, it's so easy to call for roadside assistance. Prior to mobile phones, it would have meant a few mile walk if the breakdown occurred in the countryside. Who would want to do that nowadays?

However, it doesn't pay to get complacent; it's still possible to find yourself on a country road between major towns or villages. While you might be aware of which area you're in, could you explain to someone over the telephone exactly where to find you, if you had a vehicle breakdown and needed roadside assistance.

Would you know the name or number of the road you were on? Possibly not if you'd taken a 'B' road or any other minor road. Of course, this may not be so bad if it happened during daylight but what if it was dark? Now it could be your worst nightmare and anytime after 5pm through the winter in the UK can see you in this awful situation.

Well this is where technology comes to the rescue. That little mobile phone which you use to call RAC rescue enables satellite technology to start locating your position to within a metre as soon as you call. You don't need to know where you are - just be pleased you are an RAC member.

Every rescue patrol vehicle has Global Satellite System on board which is used to pinpoint your position from your mobile phone signal. Using this system in conjunction with the latest mapping software allows the nearest available patrol to find the most efficient route to you.

This means that the rescue patrol can get to you more quickly and save on fuel as well, so in these circumstances I imagine a yes vote for modern technology is well in order!

Thank goodness for RAC rescue.

About the author:

Les Shaw operates in the UK as a 'Face to Face' agent representing RAC Motoring Services.

You can read news updates and articles, and book your UK breakdown cover at www.SimplyBreakdownCover.co.uk

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By Leslie Shaw