Driving in Adverse Weather Conditions

Sussex 4×4 Response is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation of volunteers that offers various services to Local Authorities, Emergency Services and other Agencies within Sussex. Our Sussex charity becomes an essential service in winter if snow and icy conditions grind Sussex to a halt. The group provides vital back up transport to the NHS, Sussex […]

Dark Winter Mornings & Nights Are Coming Once again in Sussex and by the end of this month with the clocks now having gone back we will be plunged into darkness by 4pm. Drivers are urged by the services to take extra care whilst driving and to ensure all their lights are working property and […]

Sussex 4×4 Response is a team of volunteers who own 4×4 vehicles across the county. They help out during snowy weather but also help emergency services during things like search operations. The also act as back up for NHS organisations and local councils. This is a radio interview we did with Splash FM – Local […]

Sussex 4×4 Response – Prepare for Safe Winter Driving Winter is the season requiring most care and preparation if you are to stay safe on the roads. The British winter is unpredictable. Bad weather can strike suddenly, so please make sure you & your vehicle are prepared for these conditions in case the bad weather […]

Late on Monday Evening the 11th March we received a number of enquires from people with 4×4’s offering their help in the snow and namely some through our Twitter feed in regards to specifically the stranded motorist’s situation on the A23 from Brighton to Crawley. We were not involved with the situation on the A23 […]

Sussex 4×4 Response has been very busy providing support in the very challenging last 24hrs over 11th/12th march Our Team of volunteers stepped in to provide much needed support in the snow. We have worked very closely with emergency planning departments throughout the night to transport ambulance paramedic’s @SECAmbulance & NHS hospital staff and some […]

Heavy rain means a risk of flooded roads. What’s the correct way to tackle standing water in your car? While some cars will get through quite severe floods, there are a number of dangers. Apart from shorted-out electrics on petrol cars, there is also a risk of the engine sucking in water which, being incompressible […]

If you do have to go out in adverse weather conditions there are still rules of the road & laws to abide by, Those are mainly making sure you have your Headlights switched on & your distance away from the car in front being the most essential points The Highway Code – Driving In Adverse […]

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