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Students advised on university travel risk
Posted by Emily Jones
Students have been advised to take extra care when driving themselves and their belongings back to university for the new academic year.
With tens of thousands of young adults due to either start or head back to university over the next couple of weeks, Aviva has published new advice geared towards ensuring the big move goes smoothly.
In particular, the insurer has advised students and their parents to put some thought into packing a car, with simply stuffing in student essentials such as books, CDs and guitars, often asking for trouble.
"Loading up a car is not like a game of Tetris - all heavy objects should be secured, use your seat belts if they are not already being used by passengers ... there should always be a clear sight for mirrors and the drive'rs space should not in anyway be impaired," explained the company's motoring strategist Nigel Bartram.
Furthermore, Aviva has similarly advised students to familiarise themselves with the roads and parking spaces around their university before setting off so as to avoid any confusion and possible accidents.
At the same time, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has also advised students to ensure that valuables such as laptops and iPods are fully-insured before the academic year gets underway.
17/09/2010 14:31
News category: Consumer