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Reversing costing drivers up to £409 million each year

  Monday, 30 January 2012

A recent study has shown that the act of reversing vehicles hits motorists hard to the tune of £409 million each year.

The research conducted by Accident Exchange revealed that not only is reversing uneconomical, around 200,000 reversing accidents also occur each year – a staggering equivalent of 500 reversing accidents every single day.

The vehicle accident specialists also noted that the average repair costs for a reversing accident amounted to £2,123. Reversing accidents are said to amount to around 8 per cent of the total vehicle accidents in the UK.

Almost 2.5 million car accidents occurred in 2010 and data from the Department of Transportation (DfT) found that 38 per cent of these accidents were recorded as a result of a failure to check the whereabouts of the other vehicle involved.

The increase of reversing accidents has been blamed on increasing congestion as well as an over-reliance on modern technology such as parking and reversing cameras. Our blog piece earlier this month revealed how out-of-date satnavs cause accidents and confusion for motorists and lorry drivers.

If you have a damage-repairable vehicle as a result of a car accident and you don’t want to pay a premium to restore your car to roadworthy condition, why not try our extensive used car parts department at ASM Auto Recycling.

If you know your way around a car bonnet and are capable of repairing your own car you will see used car parts as a cost-effective solution, particularly if you own a low-value second-hand vehicle.

Many of our recycled car parts are also available on a same day/next day parts delivery service, meaning we can come to your aid if your car fails you at short notice.

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