Moneysupermarket: Motorway accidents less likely

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Moneysupermarket: Motorway accidents less likely

Tue 20th Mar 2007

The majority of Britons are unlikely to experience a car accident while driving on motorways, new research carried out by price comparison site moneysupermarket.com has suggested.

Research carried out by the group shows that while five per cent of drivers have crashed on a British motorway, almost a quarter have had an accident close to home.

While this accounts for some nine million motorists, a quarter of drivers also say they have been involved in a collision on a minor road.

Some 23 per cent of drivers have also been involved in a collision on an A-road or dual carriageway.

Richard Mason, managing director of insurance at moneysupermarket.com, said that while motorists needed to remain vigilant at all times, "danger clearly lurks close to home".

He added: "This suggests motorists become complacent when navigating familiar routes, often leading to costly prangs and resulting insurance claims."

Research carried out by moneysupermarket suggests that drivers in the south-west are most likely to experience an accident (75 per cent), compared to just over half of Scottish people.

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