Car insurance laziness costing millions

Wed, 26 Oct 2005

British motorists are paying £100 million more than they need to for their car insurance, because they do not use their garage.

Saga Motor Insurance reveals, if you are regularly parking your car in a garage, and informing your car insurance provider of this fact, it can bring about hefty reductions in the cost of cover. However millions of Britons do not bother to lock up their cars even at night.

While some drivers have good reason not to park in their garage, for many it is simply a case of laziness.

Saga reveals, that less than half of those who have a garage regularly use it to house their vehicle, whereas two out of three say they cannot park their car in the garage because the garage is full of junk. In fact 71 per cent of people with garages say that it is used for storing unwanted goods.

Andrew Goodsell, Saga's chief executive said, "People are leaving their cars out on the streets at the mercy of opportunist thieves, vandals and the British weather. By clearing out their garage to make room for their car they could make a significant saving on their motor insurance."

Others have more reasonable excuses - with one owner, in five saying their garage is too small for their car.

Saga reveals "Overall, the best selling UK cars are between 1.6 metres and 1.8 metres in width, while the recommended width for a new garage is just 2.6 metres."
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