Top 12 Must Have Driving Accessories for Cars

Whether it’s the daily commute or the road trip of a lifetime, driving accessories make the journey that little bit easier. They can range from emergency essentials, like car escape tools, all the way to entertainment add-ons, such as headrest screen holders. 

So let’s get the engine warm and take a trip through our top 12 essential driving accessories you should consider, split into three categories for ease of reading. 

Convenience and cleanliness

• Headrest coat hooks: Attaching easily to the back of your headrest, these simple hooks make for a handy place to hang coats and shopping bags. 

• Lumbar support cushion: Much like a day in the office, a long car journey can be hard on the back. Lumbar support cushions give you that additional ergonomic support for a comfortable drive. 

• Slime cleaning tool: It might look like something from Ghostbusters, but slime cleaning gels are highly effective tools for cleaning vents and other hard-to-reach areas of your car. 

• Car seat organiser: Draping over the back of the front seat, these handy organisers keep things orderly and the back seat passengers well served. With compartments and straps galore these are popular with parents wanting to keep things handy for the kids in the back. 

• Boot organisers: Much like the item above, boot organisers stop items from becoming a rolling jumble of junk in your vehicle, instead separating and organising them neatly in the boot. 

• Anti-slip dashboard mat: We all know the frustration of items sliding around inside the car as you turn corners, but an anti-slip dashboard mat will keep them firmly in place. Some drivers like to put their sunglasses on here, others use it for keys or coins for parking or a trolley.

Pure entertainment

• Phone mount: Whether it’s for displaying the route or playing your favourite beats, a phone mount is essential for a safe and entertaining drive. 

• • Bluetooth car adapter: Do you have an old vehicle without Bluetooth? You can still enjoy music and entertainment, thanks to a Bluetooth adapter. Simply plug it into your car’s auxiliary outlet, such as a cigarette lighter, and you’re good to go.

• Headrest screen holder: Affixed to the headrest, a screen holder in combination with a tablet or portable games device will keep the kids entertained on those lengthy car journeys while you focus on the road. 

Prepared for anything

• Dash cam: No longer will it be a blame game in the event of a collision. A dash cam records road footage in front and behind, if you opt for the double coverage of both a rear and front camera. Smart technology options can even upload footage to the cloud and come with voice-control capabilities. 

• First aid kit: This might seem like something your gran would keep in the cupboard, but a first aid kit can prove incredibly important in certain situations, keeping you going until medical help arrives. A simple case of pop it in the boot and forget about it… until you come to need it.

• Emergency escape tools: Nobody likes to think about getting trapped in their car, but it never hurts to be prepared. An emergency escape tool will help you cut through seatbelts and shatter the glass in life-critical situations. 

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