Over two million* British motorists persistently break the law by driving illegal damaged vehicles, according to research out today by Direct Line Breakdown. The most common defect is driving with broken lights (eight per cent), missing or cracked wing mirrors (seven per cent) and faulty exhaust pipes (four per cent). There are strict laws governing the state of repair of vehicles and driving a damaged car can result in three points plus, in some cases, a fine of up to £3000. In addition, motorists can also be fined for defective seatbelts, wobbly wheel trims, excessive smoke, non standard number plates and broken horns. Breaking the law is not the only consequence of failing to have repairs done – over one million** motorists have had a car accident because of the disrepair of their car another one million have broken down.

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A nationally representative sample of 2,410 GB adults were questioned online between 24th to 27th February 2006. Results are weighted to be representative of the GB adult population. YouGov is a member of the British Polling Council. *According to the findings 11 per cent of drivers need to make repairs to the car they regularly drive and of these 62 per cent need to carry out serious repairs which render their car unroadworthy, such as smashed wing mirrors, defective brake lights, faulty steering or broken mirrors. There are 33.8 million drivers in the UK (Census data, 2001) 0.11 x 33,809,493 = 3,719,044. 0.62 x 3,719,044 = 2,305,807. **According to the findings three per cent of drivers have broken down whilst driving an unroadworthy vehicle and a further three per cent have been involved in a road accident with an unroadworthy vehicle. Direct Line Insurance -