Increase In Un-roadworthy Cars Expected

As the credit crunch tightens belts of many drivers, Auto Trader state an increase in the number of un-roadworthy vehicles will become apparent.

A recent survey found that 51% of motorists were worried about paying for repairs which were found during MOT examinations, and a further 10% had waited till after the MOT due date before they had an MOT done, another 7% of motorists admitted to being late in renewing their road tax.

The report went on to discover around 32% of motorists who had found a problem during their MOT examinations were putting off the repairs, nearly 15% of these were described as quite major and 5% very major.