Motoring
A lack of council expenditure on road improvement and maintenance is costing British drivers dear, research has found.
A study of insurance claims by Auto Windscreens polled Britain's top cities to discover where motorists are most likely to fall victim to windscreen damage.
It was found that three of the top ranking cities fall into those regions with the least spend on new construction and improvement for local roads.
The research showed that Hull is where most drivers fall victim to chipped windscreens with drivers nine times more likely to get a chip in Hull than in London.
In second place was Leicester, closely followed by Coventry, then Brighton.
London is the least likely place drivers will experience damage to their windscreens, reflecting the fact that the city benefits from the greatest council spend on local roads.
Nothing to do with the fact there are less cars in London as people cannot afford to park there then?
The research also follows a report released this month concerning council spend which revealed how councils spend a greater amount financing compensation claims than they do on repairing the cracks in our roads. The report saw town hall leaders argue that the £53 million paid out to motorists last year could have been spent repairing more than a quarter of the estimated 3.5 million holes in English and Welsh roads.
Well maybe if the council repaired the roads, filled in the potholes they would not have all these compensation claims.
Or is that too much of a sensible solution?
Jackie Violet - Female First