Guides

Straight answers for the moments our tags are made for: a blocked car, a lost pet, a child lost in a crowd. Written for Sri Lanka.

• Someone blocked my car. What do I do?

  Boxed in at an apartment, office, hospital or outside your gate? What to try first, who can help, when to call the police, and what not to do.

• Should you leave your phone number on your dashboard?

  Leaving your mobile number in the car window works, but strangers keep it. The real risks, and safer ways for people in Sri Lanka to reach you.

• Car QR contact sticker vs the fuel pass QR code

  Two very different QR codes for Sri Lankan vehicles. What the National Fuel Pass QR does, what a contact sticker does, and which belongs on the windscreen.

• Apartment parking: how to stop the “whose car is this?” calls

  For apartment managers and residents in Colombo and beyond: a vehicle register, key rules and contact tags that end the “whose car is this?” calls.

• Lost dog or cat: what to do in the first 24 hours

  Your pet is missing. Where to search first, who to tell in your neighbourhood, how to use local Facebook groups and vets, and how to make finding them easier.

• What to put on a school bag tag, and what to leave off

  A name and school on a bag help strangers more than they help your child. What a school bag tag in Sri Lanka should show, and what to teach your child.

• How to get more Google reviews for a small business

  For shops, salons, restaurants and clinics in Sri Lanka: when to ask, how to make it one step, what Google’s rules forbid, and how to reply.