Gas Caps: Seal the deal

Gas caps serve as a major point of security on any particular vehicle. Gas caps serve three major purposes: safety, emissions and lower fuel expenses.

Safety: During a collision you already have enough to worry about such as injury to yourself and your passengers. Gas caps will prevent fuel spillage, which can lead to fire and far more serious injury and damages.

Emissions: There are so many harmful elements effecting the environment, your car’s gas cap is actually helping to prevent dangerous fumes from leaking out of your car and contributing to harmful pollution.

Fuel Expenses: All liquids, with enough heat. can and will evaporate. Yet another purpose for your gas cap is to save you money. By keeping your gas in your gas tank it’ll make for a happier wallet, which will make for a happier you!

To guarantee that you will get all the benefits of your gas cap it is best to make sure that you have the correct fitting for your vehicle. This is an additional amenity that Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) provides as part of the 20 point safety inspection required by the state of Texas. We want to ensure that you and your passengers are safe. Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) keeping San Antonio safe nine minutes at a time.

Car Horns: Be heard

This has happened to most of us, we are driving down the freeway and the car in the lane next to you starts moving over into yours. You react quickly and go to reach for your horn but it doesn’t work. All you can do is brake and hope he sees you in time to not collide with your vehicle. Most of us are guilty of not realizing how great the need for safety tools until we actually need them.

A car horn’s intention is to alert other vehicles and bystanders of a vehicle's existence. Smaller cars have a higher frequency horn than those of large vehicles to allow others to recognize by the sound of their horn whether it is a small vehicle or a large vehicle. Usually a low deeper horn will let you know that chances are a truck or bus is honking, while a lighter tone will give a hint of a smaller compact car. Though some people may complain that car horns contribute to noise pollution, horns were initially placed on vehicles for safety and that continues to be the main goal today.

This is yet another point of the 20 point vehicle safety inspection for Texas and most other states. As part of your safety inspection we make sure that your horn works adequately in order to provide safety for yourself and your passengers. At Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) we want to keep you and other drivers on the road as safe as possible. Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) we’re keeping San Antonio safe 9 minutes at a time.

Mirrors: Seeing is Believing

Your vehicle’s mirrors are more than just checking to see if your lipstick is on right or to straighten your tie when it comes to the functionality of your vehicle. You should have mirrors in working order on your car in order to allow yourself to see the other vehicles around you in traffic, it is essential to your safety. All passenger vehicles are required to have an inside rearview mirror plus two outside mirrors one on each front door.

A damaged or missing mirror is not only dangerous but is also against the law. So if your mirror is missing or broken it should be repaired or replaced immediately.

So just remember when you arrive to your destination safe and sound that your mirrors had something to do with that, and don’t forget to check your hair just one more time.

At Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) vehicle safety and upholding the law are part of our core values. Checking your mirrors is just part of our twenty point inspection, your safety is a priority. Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) keeping San Antonio safe nine minutes at a time.

Vehicle Inspections: A Necessity

In doing my research for the blogs, I came across a few articles in which people were questioning the reasoning for being required by law to have their vehicle inspected annually. So rather than discuss another key point on the 20 point auto inspection list, I thought this more important to investigate.

As the consumer there’s a simple fact: vehicle inspections play a crucial role in keeping equipment in top condition and replacement costs down. There’s a great reason why vehicle inspections are also referred to as “safety inspections”, because they do just that, keep you safe. Think of the scenarios: your brake lights are out, your seatbelt no longer fastens correctly, your windshield wipers are cracked or even missing! Knowing you need these items before actually having to use them is ideal.

That’s what Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) promises to every customer that drives into our store. Peace of mind to know that your car, truck, motorcycle, RV or trailer have been thoroughly inspected and meets standard requirements for your safety. Official Inspection Station, keeping San Antonio safe nine minutes at time.

Brakes: Slow your roll...

Let’s face it our vehicle is pretty valuable to us but our cargo is much more precious. So keeping our cargo and vehicle protected is significant to us all.

While we are on the highway traveling at 65 MPh and traffic slows down immensely other than easing off the gas the only thing that we can rely on is our brakes to slow us down. But what happens if they didn’t work? What happens if at the moment we need them to work in a split second, it takes three seconds? Unfortunately this is when a collision is inevitable.

Taking preventative measures is one good step in the right direction! Per Texas state law if a car is going 25 MPh it should be able to come to a complete stop within 25 ft. Your vehicle’s brakes are tested during an annual state inspection to make sure they meet minimum requirements. They can either be tested on a “road test” which is a marked off section where the above requirements have to be met or they can be tested on an actual brake tester. This is a piece of equipment that is actually driven onto and braked on, the sensors underneath test if your car’s brakes are in accordance to state law.

Keeping you and your precious cargo is something we strive to do here at Official Inspection Station. (www.officialinspectionstation.com) We’re the only safety only inspection store here in San Antonio, that way we can focus only on you and your family’s safety. Official Inspection Station (www.officialinspectionstation.com) keeping your family and San Antonio safe nine minutes at a time.