‘Billions’ worth of goods left overnight in automobiles: U.K. survey

By Canadian Underwriter, | April 14, 2011 | Last updated on October 30, 2024
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British motorists regularly leave up to 3.2 billion pounds’ worth of belongings in their cars overnight, according to research from Your Cover, a UK-based division of Allianz Insurance.Your Cover polled 2,000 motorists and found 53% of motorists admitted they did not always lock their cars at night. The most common high value items left in unattended cars overnight include:• portable sat navs;• MP3 players;• golf clubs;• mobile phones;• sun glasses;• cameras;• handbags;• wallets;• DVD players; and • jewellery.

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