The weather predicts snow this week and insurance providers are expecting a huge amount of claims - but a survey reveals careless driving could be the main problem.
The avalanche of motoring accidents expected due to the impending arctic snap could be avoided if motorists were more attentive to maintaining their vehicles.
A survey found that one in three West Midland drivers admitted to driving off without being able to see properly.
With severe frost and snow predicted this week, the study expressed the underlying fear that serious road accidents are to be expected over the next few days.
Manchester solicitor Robert Sproston has poured cold water on an insurance alert from the AA. The motoring organisation claimed that motorists who left their vehicles unattended with the engine running on freezing mornings were likely to be left without insurance if the vehicles were stolen.
Sproston successfully went to the financial services ombudsman following the refusal of one motoring insurance company to pay his client compensation. The client had left his keys in the vehicle, which was parked in his driveway, and returned to find the vehicle had been stolen.
The client's insurance insurer refused to pay compensation as the keys had been left in the vehicle. However, the ombudsman upheld the client's claim, stating that as the client was in close proximity to the vehicle at all times the insurance company would have to cover the loss.
