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• Drivers who park in a garage overnight pay £24 more on average and up to £54 more for third-party only cover
• Number of people parking in locked garage drops by 3% in two years – the largest drop of any parking location
• Nearly a fifth (17%) of those who have a garage have converted it in the last five years

One in 20 adults have received a fine for driving without insurance, and 3.2 million admitted that they have lost their policy details once before.

Just under one in 10 (8%) drivers say they’ve made this blunder in the past – many of whom had to pay for two policies at the same time as a result

New data reveals three in ten ONLY shop around if their renewal price increases possibly missing out on £8.7 billion worth of savings

• Data from the Department of Transport reveals that one in every five road accidents takes place in London 

• South-east and East England see the next highest number of road accidents 

• Failing to look properly is the number one cause of collisions 

• 68% of drivers surveyed admit to illegal behaviour behind the wheel
• One in 10 drivers surveyed use a mobile device while stationary with the engine on
• 90% of Brits don’t realise some everyday habits could be illegal

Searches for 'pothole claim' also reach a five-year high as Go.Compare research finds that councils pay out over £10 million in compensation 

New data reveals more than one in ten don’t have breakdown cover

Experts from Go.Compare have urged motorists to get their cars winter-ready before hitting the roads this festive season 

North East England and Wales found to be among the UK’s worst places for drink driving, while Greater London is among the safest