Things you should always have in your car

Remember when a phone holder (so you could keep both hands on the steering wheel) was all the rage? Well, there are just so many more things that make life easier when you’re in the car now. And we’re not ashamed at all to say that we’ve fully embraced the car accessory trend!

What do you think of these items? Which would make it to the top of your list? By the way, we checked online and everything on this list can be bought from a handful of reputable sites, including takealot.com (at the time of publishing).

Here’s our list of things you should put in your car today

A steering wheel tray

Don’t want to sit at your desk and eat lunch? Now you can eat in your car. It’s also perfect to set your laptop on or a book if you have some spare time. FYI, this can only be used while parked (safety first, peeps).

An extended car cupholder

The kind that gives you a spot for your drink *and* a snack while you’re driving. No more juggling your food on your lap or digging around and taking your eyes off the road.

Car hooks

Keep your bags and jackets off the floor, rolling around in the crumbs and dust, spilling stuff out only to get lost under the seats.

Heated seat cushion

Your car didn’t come with heated seats? Now you can enjoy a perfectly toasty drive during those freezing mornings. Admittedly, this is a bit of a pricy 1, but hey. The cold butt wants what the cold butt wants.

Handheld vacuum

Say cheers to crumbs and dust with a device that you can keep in your car and conveniently use to quickly clear up messes.

Car seat organiser

This is a total game changer, featuring pockets to hold a tablet, cups, snacks, toys, or whatever else you need during your drive.

Heated ice scraper

In South Africa, this might not seem necessary, but actually some regions get really cold and being able to plug your ice scraper into the cigarette lighter means that you can save time and energy clearing the ice.

Console side pocket

This won’t only close the annoying gap between your seat and the middle console, but will actually turn it into a useful space that you can use to set your phone and store coins.

Keychain car escape tool

This is a genius design which you can use to cut through seatbelts and break car windows in the case of emergencies.

Smart car diffuser

The aroma is dispensed when you’re driving and stops when you stop, so it doesn’t continuously flood your car with the aroma. Some options even let you choose the strength.

Tissue holder visor attachment

Now you’ll always have easy access for those unexpected (and unwelcome) runny noses.

Reusable silicone straws

Toss in your glove box so they’re ready when you hit the next drive through and don’t want to get a single-use straw. For the planet, you know.

Cleaning putty

Now you can finally clean all those small nooks and crannies and say cheers to dusty vents and other dirty but awkwardly small places.