Crash and dash drivers cause £3.5bn of damage to other motorists cars!
on March 26th, 2010 at 10:51 pmA fifth (20 per cent) of motorists have been a victim of a ‘crash and dash’ accident over the past five years as a result of a careless driver not owning up to damaging their car after a prang, reveals a new report by car insurer Direct Line. The average crash and dash victim is left with a £539 bill to repair the damage after the culprit left the scene of the accident without leaving their details, totalling £3.5billion nationwide since 2005. An unfortunate one in ten (9 per cent) victims of unscrupulous motorists has been left with damage costing in excess of £1000 to repair. Supermarket and shopping centre car parks are the scene of the majority of crash and dash incidents (42 per cent), as shoppers try to squeeze their cars into too-tight spaces and battle it out to be first to the next free spot. One in five (19 per cent) careless crash and dash motorists damaged another car while it was parked on the street outside the owner’s home, suggesting they are likely to have damaged a neighbour’s car. More
