UK Drivers Are Putting Off Car Repairs To Save Money
More than a third of UK drivers are putting off necessary repairs to their cars in an attempt to save money as the cost-of-living crisis gets worse.
According to an RAC report, nearly a fifth of young people (16%) say they are delaying getting major repairs made – which might include work such as replacing a handbrake or cracked windscreen, while a huge 28% are putting off minor repairs, which could be fixing minor oil leaks or replacing brake discs.
What’s more, young drivers are more than twice as likely (37%) as average (14%) to say they have deliberately delayed getting any repair work completed, with those who drive cars over 10 years of age (19%) and who live in town or city centre areas (25%) also significantly more likely to put work off.
Perhaps surprisingly, UK drivers of all ages are more inclined to skip repairs in a bid to save money than they are to either reduce how often they get their vehicles serviced or switch to a cheaper insurer.
Just one-in-10 of all drivers (9%) say they are servicing their vehicles less frequently and 13% say they have got a cheaper insurance policy, compared to 14% who have put off getting repairs done.
Used and ‘Green Parts’ are seeing an increase in sales to try and avoid much higher costs of car parts from main dealers, as UK motorists try and reduce their overheads.
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