Hi -Viz Jacket(s)

Phone Charger and phone

Single use camera

First aid kit

Don't quite understand the header (Car to Standing?)

Sorry, Terrorblade, but I don't think your second header is all that much more explicit than your first. I hope my suggestion is what you had in mind!

I'd add jump leads and a warning triangle (if not standard equipment in your car) to the list, and personally delete chewing gum.

Edited by Avant on 19/10/2011 at 21:32

Depends on the car!

Older vehicles usually have a list of known problems and your tool kit and spares selection should cater to these. E.g. to anything with a Lucas distributor, points, condensor, feeler gauges, emery paper, and a "dumpy" screwdriver of both types are essential.

Modern vehicles need only the number of a breakdown service and a phone. You're pretty much stuffed trying to fix 'em anyway.

Only thing I keep that's "extra" to the supplied bits is one of those 12v electric impact wrenches. The mutt's dangly bits for removing wheel nuts and beats futile jumping on the "piece of bent wire" wheelbrace at the side of the road. Even better than the traditional tommy bar and jackhandle combo and more practical too.