Before holding a car key from the form the car provider, first confirm your road trip to the fascinating tourism destination safe. Take courtesy to get familiar with all symbols and significant aspects of the car. It is better to get a day off before the booking days and inspect the vehicle together with your service provider in order to have clear details of the car hired. Here as 4×4 Car Hire Kampala we have sorted with the top things that you are advised to do before you drive off from the provider’s parking station.
Inspection of the fuel consumption of the car.
When booking for car from the rental agency, make sure you check for its fuel consumption or capacity. This helps you reduce on the fuel cost and saves some dollars.
Get familiar with the dashboard / Display of the dashboard
It is of a great importance to check over the dashboard and find out if the gauge is active and it’s able to display the most important readings considering the fuel, tachometer and speed.
Inspect the exterior or car body
Always check whether the exterior of the car is fully inspected by looking around and making sure that you trace for all damages on it before you set off. It’s better to present any issue or damage incase it’s found such that you are not questioned in return, i.e. let the service provide know what is on the car before its released from his hands. In all doing such it helps you serve a lot and its less inconvenient in return of the car.
Inspect the doors handle, windows, lights and both front and behind wipers as well.
Always ensure that you check whether the door handles, wipers, lights and window mirrors and others are functioning well, this will enable you to travel with confidence on the roads. So look at small things as important in case you are hiring any vehicle.
Checkout the navigation system.
This looks like a small thing but is extremely important to know a vehicle navigation system and also check in case it contains enough navigation features like GPS, always take the initiative to test if it is working well. And also to get familiar with how it works. This will help you find your location in case you meet anything challenging during your trip on the road. So you are free to inquire from your car rent agency before setting off from the parking.
Check the safety of the tyres plus the seasonally fitting
It is important to always check on the tyres every time you start the engine. Get to know the shallow tread. This should be less than 1.5 millimeters. In case you find one of the tyres as got a damage its better you replace it before setting off.
Therefore, it’s better to check the above aspects on your vehicle before you set off for any road trip into the pearl of Africa. Are you searching for a car rental agency in Uganda here as 4×4 Car Hire Kampala we are here to help you find the best lifetime trip experience as we offer you a reliable and affordable car rental services including wedding car rental, airport transfers, city trips, educational car rental, self-drive car rental and more for an inquiry you can reach us via an email at booking@4x4carhirekampala.com or call us on +256779612466 in order to speak directly to our reservation team.
