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Direct Line customers
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One In Seven Cars Vandalised
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One In Seven Cars Vandalised
30/09/2005Six in 10 (63 per cent) motorists have had the misfortune of having their vehicle defaced at some time with one in eight car owners experiencing car vandalism in the past 12 months. This equates to five million cars being vandalised each year at an average cost of £267 per incident, according to Direct Line. This equals £1.3 billion overall cost to the industry each year. According to Direct Line research more than half (58 per cent) of all motorists who have experienced car vandalism in the past year did not report the crime to the police as they felt the authorities would not act. Most common damage is the car being keyed (53 per cent) followed by smashed windows (33 per cent) and bent antennas (26 per cent). Substantially worse crimes are also experienced by an unlucky few including punctured tyres (14 per cent), stolen badges (11 per cent) and the vehicle being graffitied (four per cent). The majority of motorists (93 per cent) say that they are very concerned about the crime. In particular, research reveals motorists are becoming scared to park their vehicle in certain cities with 8 out of ten motorists (79 per cent) worrying about where they leave their car.
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Poor sighted brits
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