Motorists are risking accidents by adopting a blasé approach to driving in winter weather conditions, according to Sainsbury’s Car Insurance.

Wintry conditions are set to continue into spring, according to the MET office, yet motorists are not paying attention to severe weather warnings.

The bank, run by Sainsbury’s, which is celebrating its 140 year anniversary this May, found that a third of drivers do not check the weather forecast before setting off on a journey.

More than a quarter of motorists (27 per cent), the equivalent of around 9.5 million drivers, fail to fully clear their front and back windscreens.

An estimated 800,000 of motorists claim to have had an accident after ignoring advice not to drive unnecessarily, according to the information obtained from 2,053 online interviewees aged between 16 and 64.

Sainsbury’s Car Insurance is warning motorists to be alert against ‘frosting’ crime in these cold conditions too, where thieves steal cars whilst the owners are warming up the engine.

It estimates 15,000 households this year could become victims of this type of crime.

Please share your thoughts

You must be logged in to post a comment.