Small Accidents Lead To Bigger Accidents

Drivers who regularly bump or scrape their cars are more likely to go on to have a serious crash say motor insurance companies.

The finding has led to calls for those who have a series of a small motor insurance claims to be treated in the same way as someone who has had one large accident.

After causing a major accident, drivers are often recommended to take further driver training to reduce some of the increase on their motor insurance quotes.

The research was collected by examining the motor insurance claims of company fleet drivers.

"A driver involved in a number of minor accidents such as car park scrapes and minor collisions over a short period of time is exactly the kind of employee that wouldn't have attracted much attention from their fleet manager in the past," commented a representative of a risk management firm.

"However, fleets are learning that this kind of driver is on a kind of statistical knife edge. For example, a key factor in them having these accidents could be that they lack spatial awareness, which could easily lead to a much more serious type of accident in the future."

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