Tips and Tricks

[Baxlin]

Originally Posted by Duri13

You guys do not have the insurance, road tax or car registration docs in the glove box? Most likely all with your home address...

No way! And why should you?

Certainly not the reg doc, thief could sell it on (sort of)legally with this. Insurance details on my phone if needed, VED details online, V5 lockedaway at home.

[anotherv60]

Originally Posted by Baxlin

I may be over cautious, but I never list my home address as "home" on my satnav.

Why? When a car is stolen while away from home, odds on the home is unoccupied.

As I said, overcautious........🙂

I don't think your overcautious - I think its sensisible - I have my home address set 0.5 mile away but it makes no difference to any of the route selections.

[Haldex]

Most people know of it- but it's a cool one I really like and had to mention here- a Volvo key fob (or, in my case, a garage remote..) holder in the cupholder area:

[taylora]

Cool! Didn't know that.

[nu11eaf]

If you raise the cargo area floor cover you can support it by flicking down the bag holders on either side of the cargo area.(XC90) I also fitted a little elasticated loop to the spare wheel cover that I can hook onto the cargo cover catch when open to support that too.
I dont know why in a premium car they do not have struts to support the cargo cover.
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[gaby]

Originally Posted by Baxlin

Certainly not the reg doc, thief could sell it on (sort of)legally with this.

You don't need to have it in the car in the UK?
Are there no 2-part register documents in the UK whereby the car can only be sold if both are present
so you can keep one in the car and the other in a safe place? That how it is in Belgium now, before that
I had copies in the car looking like the real thing but with "COPY" in red all over them.

[WhatNext?]

Originally Posted by nu11eaf

If you raise the cargo area floor cover you can support it by flicking down the bag holders on either side of the cargo area.(XC90) I also fitted a little elasticated loop to the spare wheel cover that I can hook onto the cargo cover catch when open to support that too.
I dont know why in a premium car they do not have struts to support the cargo cover.
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The XC60 has a hook which is velcroed on the underside

[Lexman8]

Originally Posted by gaby

You don't need to have it in the car in the UK?

There's no requirement to carry any documents in the car (or on yourself).

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by Haldex

Most people know of it- but it's a cool one I really like and had to mention here- a Volvo key fob (or, in my case, a garage remote..) holder in the cupholder area:

That is a very clean storage area, unlike mine which is full of junk.
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Has anyone got a worse one, I bet so.

[Chief inspector]

Originally Posted by nu11eaf

If you raise the cargo area floor cover you can support it by flicking down the bag holders on either side of the cargo area.(XC90) I also fitted a little elasticated loop to the spare wheel cover that I can hook onto the cargo cover catch when open to support that too.
I dont know why in a premium car they do not have struts to support the cargo cover.
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The V90’s top one has struts, the lighter carpet style one below lifts out.