Car insurance risks with wrong fuel

Tue, 11 May 2010

Motorists have been warned that up to a third of car insurance policies would not cover any damage caused by misfuelling a vehicle .

According to the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), there are 150,000 cases of misfuelling per year, of which the vast majority are diesel drivers putting petrol into their tanks.

The organisation has said that third party, fire and theft policies might not cover this while other insurance policies often have misfuelling exclusions.

Graeme Trudgill, technical and corporate affairs executive at BIBA, commented: "Nobody is immune to misfuelling, from TV celebrities like Philip Schofield to Wayne Rooney's reported misfuelling mishap, it is easily done.

"Even the Metropolitan Police have spent nearly £280,000 repairing vehicles filled with the wrong fuel since mid 2006.

"It is important to speak to your insurance broker to arrange a fully comprehensive policy that covers these unexpected risks."

Meanwhiel, a recent poll of voters by Swiftcover.com found that 80 per cent of people want the next government to cut petrol taxes.
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