Be nervous! Breakdowns threaten Xmas drivers

Thousands of Fords, Vauxhalls and Volkswagens will break down on Christmas morning – you have been warned.

The bods at Warranty Direct have been crunching their numbers and have concluded that almost 25,000 Christmas lunches are going to be delayed simply because so many automobiles break down at this time of year.

Not going, cold turkey

Warranty Direct reckons over a single third (36.5%) of vehicles from all tends to make and models break down every single year. Slap a bit of extrapolation on that quantity, and that means around 11 million vehicles break down in the UK each year – or 30,000 each day

Which includes Christmas day! And if there’s an average of 3 folks in every, it amounts to a lot of cold turkey dinners.

Par for the Corsa?

Vauxhall Corsa drivers are the most most likely to be impacted on the massive day, says Warranty Direct. There are 1.1 million of them registered in the UK, which means close to 1,200 could break down.

It does not really feel extremely festive, but WD has compiled a handy table of the vehicles most likely to break down on Christmas morning…

Make and model	Quantity of registered examples	Annual Breakdown rate (%)	Predicted number of breakdowns by model
Ford Focus	1,450,876	24.5	974
Ford Fiesta	1,345,298	16	590
Vauxhall Corsa	1,160,610	36	1,145
Vauxhall Astra	1,099,916	33.6	1,013
Volkswagen Golf	960,418	32.6	858
BMW 3-Series	647,428	38.1	676
Renault Clio	614,082	31	522
Volkswagen Polo	582,473	32.6	520
Ford Mondeo	509,007	33	460
Peugeot 206	470,576	29.5	380

Higher beamers

The numbers don’t appear excellent for BMW 3-Series drivers, as the motor has the highest annual breakdown price at 38.1%.

David Gerrans, Warranty Direct managing director, said: “A large quantity of households count on to travel to see relatives on Christmas day sadly, breakdowns could outcome in thousands of cold turkeys.

“The winter is typically tougher on several electrical and mechanical components, which can enhance the possibilities of a breakdown. The only choice is to be vigilant when it comes to upkeep.”

So there’s yet yet another thing you need to get ready ahead of Christmas. Fortunately, we’ve put with each other a fast video covering the main items you need to check prior to Thursday.

Of course breakdown cover goes a extended way too, as some problems cannot be predicted or prevented.

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Be nervous! Breakdowns threaten Xmas drivers