There a lot of trouble which can be encountered on any drive on road with a car, and the fact in this, all these can be avoided. When taken a chance to seat behind the wheels of the car to decide on the rest of the trip, be intentional to ensure that these troubles are shunned.
For instances issues like road accidents, traffic rule breaking, mechanical breakdowns, and even losing the right locations are issues to trouble you’re driving. Now! Go Further 4×4 Car Rental we are concerned to ensure that all is well set, you can avoid all possible road troubles.
Likely troubles and how to avoid them
Flat tire
When driving ensure to have at least a spare tire with you, roads in Uganda especially to most the parks and different tourist destinations are challenging and cannot guarantee a pure drive throughout. When faces the flat tire, make an instant replacement for the spare tire, and then have to find the nearest fuel station and work on the flat tire. But don’t allow to drive when the flat tire is not worked up. In all our cars, there is a good spare tire.
Mechanical breakdown
Vehicles are machines, what we as car rental service providers we check properly and repair every breakdown to ensure that the car is in a perfect mechanical condition. However, this doesn’t guarantee that you will drive a distance of 600k to 800km to and fro and don’t get a mechanical breakdown, which though happens at less occasion.
Getting a mechanical breakdown you don’t need to waste a lot of time before continuing for your next destination. So, for any mechanical breakdown or dis functioning of any crucial part of the vehicle like the A/C; breakers, stirring, or any mechanical technicality. Before any repair is done, first contact your road assistance contact about the challenge. As a car rental company we have our contact mechanic around the country, in fewer minutes or hours the vehicle is fixed when communicated and you’re able to continue with your journey. Don’t arrange any mechanical repairs, please; contact us and get help.
Traffic Police
While on road, another trouble you’re likely to face is the traffic police, for the case of Uganda, the traffic police is spread all over the roads. Expect to find traffic stops through officers on roads, and they will ask you for money. So the simple way to avoid this, don’t tempetation with the traffic officers, have a some changed money in shillings for their officers bottle of water to avoid wasting a lot of time. But be away that you will meet more than 4 traffic points on any road taken in Uganda. Sometimes, you be using a vehicle with receipts, you’re not responsible for solving these challenges, in this case contact with your operator to handle these with officers, in a just few minutes you will be gone.
Losing location
Sometimes when driving in a foreign land incidences like network maybe limited especially in remote. You can have a copy of the map indicating the routes to use, though in the 21st century like it can be difficult to use the hard copy maps. However, the network can sustain you when driving in most parts of the country. Then you need your road assistance provider to be alerted, because we can speak and get any right direction on your behalf in our absence. Actually if you’re not safe driving alone because losing direction, then can hire a car with a driver. This the most effective way to easy this, though it incurs some other smaller dollars.
Language Barrier
This can be common especially when driving in the remote areas, language barrier is easy to encounter. Just know across the country every region they speak a totally different language especially local. But the easy media of communication remains English and some bits of Kiswahili. However, it’s easier to reach certain places where you may need help, and no one understands the language or even your accent. The best rescue point is the road assistance team, ensure that you have that number which is always available whenever you’re they are available for you. The surety here is nothing can stop you from accessing anything you may want with the road assistance team.
Robbery
One of the most embarrassing moments to be robed when you’re driving. The good news is that Uganda is a safe nation to drive through, though small cases of robbery becomes a small stone in the shoe to disturb the peace and joy of other. The robbery cases mainly interface within the city center especially in Kampala. The best way to avoid this is taking the keeping your wind screens raised to avoid the traffic robbery. And in the rental agreement, it’s stated to start the during at
Get road assistance
Getting 24-hour road assistance services is easier, and always consider this before looking at any strangers or locals around. They can even use this time to exploit you by overcharging and even robbing you in the name of assistance. There is a contact desk that handles travelers in the field. Any car rental company has contact people almost across the country, and in the event of something trying to limit your drive, they can be recommended and get it fixed quickly.
We believe that there is nothing that can keep your trip on hold, no matter what. Should you have any roadblocks, then contact your agency for the way forward. Make it a point that whatever happens along the way with the car rental, before continuing, you should first contact your rental agency. The best way is to use a call-away number when sending the WhatsApp message. This is also agreed upon with the rental agreements, and it’s for solving road uncertainties.
Accidents
In case of any accident and the Vehicle is involved in an accident, is damaged, breaks down, or requires repair, regardless of the cause, you must notify the rental agency or handler about the full circumstances immediately. Then you must not arrange or undertake any repairs or leave the scene of the accident before a police inspection or without the Operator’s authority. When the vehicle requires repair or replacement, the immediate contact must arrange repairs to the vehicle or arrange a replacement vehicle within a reasonable time frame (24 hours), provided that the operator will not be required to repair or replace the vehicle if it was damaged while being operated in a manner that breaches this agreement.
