Find out how bad driving habits can cause damage to spare car parts.

RoadSafe recently found that the most common dangerous driving habits many motorists fail to correct, which can cause car parts to become worn or damaged, and worse, cause an accident.

Driving too close to the vehicle in front is a common bad driving habit, along with driving at inappropriate speeds, and this is not necessarily too fast but also too slow, forgetting to wear a seatbelt and rushing observations when pulling out and failing to use mirrors.

Approaching junctions too quickly and using a mobile phone while driving were other common bad habits which parents are urged to monitor so their children do no pick them up also.

How you drive can and does have a potentially damaging effect on your car. For example, material on the clutch disc can wear out between the flywheel and the pressure plate when driving. A common reason for this problem is slipping the clutch pedal, or ‘riding the clutch’ too much when driving.

Misadjusted linkage of the clutch can also be a problem that needs to be fixed. This means that the clutch pedal reacts differently to how you may want it to when driving so you feel as if you do not have full clutch control. Other problems can also include the wearing out of a clutch release bearing, too.

Replacing Clutch Car Parts

When it comes to passing your car’s MOT, the clutch and condition of the clutch are not tested; however the car needs to drive properly in order to pass. A faulty or problematic clutch before an MOT test will not necessarily result in failure, but it will increase your chances of the car operating properly.

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