According
to the Insurance Times the AA saw almost 9,000 cases in recent times of
vehicles damaged after being driven through flood waters. Between the AA and
the Environment agency a study concluded that over half of UK motorists would
consider driving their vehicles through moving flood water with 54% saying that
they would risk it with 27% still saying yes even if the water was over 30cm
deep.
The
9,000 cases that the AA attended last year cost the insurance industry an
estimated £34,000,000. This is money that, along with all other claims, have an
effect on our annual premiums and so is perhaps something that is easily
mitigated with a bit of common sense.
Advice
about driving through water can be found here –