Most UK drivers would confess to cracking a car light
Posted by Tom Benjamin
The majority of the UKs drivers would own up to causing accidental damage to another vehicle, such as cracking a car light casing, research has revealed.
Research by RoadTestReports.co.uk found that 61 per cent of motorists would own up to damaging someone elses car, even if there were no witnesses of the incident.
As a result, the popular car review website recorded over a third of motorists as saying that they would sneak away and not confess to causing the damage, which could be something as small as a chip in a car light to a large dent in the bodywork.
Faye Sunderland, the websites spokesperson, said that, while it is encouraging that most would own up: "There is still a minority of more devious sorts who would worry about the cost to themselves and the effect on their insurance rating; others would perhaps be overcome with embarrassment."
Last month, Used Car Expert Magazine reported that a number of motorists had been left frustrated after motorists had skidded on the icy roads and collided with their parked vehicles.
Matt Tumbridge, editor of the magazine, said that, in several of these cases, the person responsible left no contact details.
