I Have Some Tips To Avoid Driver Fatigue Have you ever been driving along and had a sudden wave of tiredness come over you? It can be really hard to shake off! I find it is particularly difficult if you are in the car on your own and I often struggle when driving home from Read more…
Category: Car Insurance
Do You Text While Driving?
A New ‘Awkward’ Texting While Driving Advert The New Zealand Transport Authority has created an advert that uses awkward humour to try stop people texting while driving. The video has gone viral with over 1.2 million views since it was released. They don’t use any harsh images to capture your attention. The awkward humour has you Read more…
Our Funny Family Car Stories As A Kid
‘That’s It, We’re Turnin’ Around!” There are plenty of funny family car stories flying around the office today. With 60 people working in Sheridans we have some great old family stories. Some of us came from big families so there were always someone causing trouble in the car. From Sick bags to farm animals, I Read more…
Why Are Good Tyres So Important
It’s Road Safety Week And We’re Talking Tyres Tyres are an extremely important part of a well maintained vehicle. Having a good set of tyres at the correct pressure plays a huge part in keeping us all safe on the roads. Please watch my video below explaining the importance of good tyres. This is Read more…
It’s Road Safety Week
4 Important Things To Remember This Week Road Safety week has arrived and we are dedicated to helping people stay safe on the road. We definitely start to feel more comfortable on the road as we get more driving experience. We must remember to stay alert while driving and keep our car in good working order Read more…
Kay Celebrates 24 Years At Sheridan Insurances
How Insurance Has Changed For Me In The Last 24 years Seems hard to believe it’s 24 years since I joined a small and dedicated team at Sheridan Insurances. At the time there were only two working in Personal Lines Insurance, selling car, home and van insurance. The insurance rates were calculated manually using individual insurance rating Read more…
What Is The Difference?
Difference Between Open Driving & Driving Of Other Cars Hello everyone I’m Edel, a qualified Personal Insurance Advisor in the Kilkenny office. I generally don’t write blogs too often but I do enjoy writing them once in a while! One question that we are often asked is what is the difference between open driving and driving of Read more…
Make Sure You Are Prepared!
Ahh, My Car Will Never Break Down…Are You Sure? Recently Aoife & I were discussing how horrible it can be to be stuck on the side of the road following a breakdown or a puncture. That got us thinking about what essentials we need to put in our cars just in case. Winter is on its Read more…
What to Do If You’re Involved in a Car Crash
Colette Has Listed The Steps You Should Follow We always think “It’ll never happen to me” but would you know what to do if you were involved in an accident? Here are the main things to do immediately after an accident: Check Everyone is Ok Make sure all passengers, drivers, pedestrians and/or cyclists are ok. Read more…
Watch Your Car Keys
Thieves Can Go To Great Lengths To Rob Your Car It’s extraordinary to hear some of of the stories about burglaries in Ireland. The amount of effort, planning and perserverance that goes into some thefts is both amazing and sickening at the same time! Letterbox Thieves Fishing keys out through the letter box in the Read more…
What Was Your First Car?
Seriously, How Did We Manage No Power Steering Do you remember your first car? Unfortunately I do too. Desperately wanting to drive and a serious lack of cash wasn’t a great combination. Now, I didn’t end up with an absolute hunk of junk like poor Ted but it was far from being cool! So I Read more…
Autumn Car Checks
Some Of These Tips Could Be A Life Saver Now that the children are settling back into school and the x-factor has returned to our screens, it’s time to fish out the heavy jumpers, scarves and boots. While you’re adjusting your wardrobe at this time of year it’s important to give your car some TLC Read more…