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23 million UK motorists knowingly put off vehicle repairs increasing their chances of being involved in a road accident - 25th February 2008

71% of the UK's motorists (23 million) are putting themselves and others at risk of injury or worse from road accidents by failing to have vehicle faults they are aware of repaired quickly. These are the findings of car insurance company esure after research conducted by MyVoice between the 5th and 10th of February surveying a cross section of UK drivers over 18.

It also found that 1 in 3 motorists ignore car defects to avoid repair bills, whilst 19% ignore dashboard warning lights.

31% say that they don't have time to take their car to a garage for repair, with 8% saying that they would only get their vehicle repaired if it became totally unusable, whilst 10% ignore faults until their MOT is due.

The results from the survey also revealed that 72% of drivers didn't know what all the important warning lights on their dashboard were, and as a result of this 49% have ignored what could be an emergency flashing light on their dashboard potentially increasing the risk of a car accident. Often repairing faults early is far cheaper than waiting until faults get worse, which may spread to other components causing major damage.

There also could be unnecessary insurance costs if a road accident claim is made after a car accident caused by a faulty vehicle.

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