Ollie’s Garage, formerly Castlebar Autos on the Breaffy Road in Castlebar, will be opening its doors for the first time today, Friday December 14. Ollie’s Garage is the perfect one-stop shop to make sure that you are winter ready and will stay as safe as you can on the roads this winter and through the holiday season.
Almost six out of 10 Irish drivers are unprepared should their car break down with basic recommended car emergency items such as first aid kits, jump leads and tow ropes nowhere to be found.
Motor safety research commissioned by Liberty Insurance revealed that males were only marginally better prepared than their female counterparts for a car breakdown. However, when it comes to having a tow rope in their car more men (67 per cent ) claim to carry one compared to just 20 per cent of females. Fewer than one in two Irish drivers carry jump leads in their car (47 per cent ) and first aid kits are also not common, carried by only 43 per cent of Irish drivers.
The Liberty Insurance findings did, however, highlight that car servicing is an investment Irish drivers are willing to make, with almost eight in 10 confirming their car had been serviced within the last year and the same number also claim to have checked their car’s oil level in the same period.
More than twice as many males versus females have ever changed a tyre (93 per cent versus 44 per cent ) and it seems the older generation are more experienced in this area since 80 per cent of 55 year olds and over admit to having changed a tyre in comparison to 54 per cent of drivers aged 24 and under.
Ollie’s Garage has been completely renovated and will be offering a wide range of services including, tyres, NCT prep, brakes, shocks, exhausts, wheel alignment, headlight focusing, puncture repair, clutch repair, timing belts and full servicing. Ollie’s is also offering a free winter safety check, so call in and have you vehicle checked today. He also has a December special on headlight focusing for only €15. For more information call Ollie on 094 9021975 or 087 7446976. You can also find them on Facebook.
