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23/07/2008
The hazards of running your car on empty
Car insurance and motoring industry experts warn today of the far reaching hazards related to soaring fuel prices.
With the average cost of filling a car's petrol tank now at £50, an £11.50 rise form this time last year, many motorists are running their car on the bare minimum of fuel.
Britannia Rescue have released research revealing that over the last three months 340,000 drivers broke down due to lack of fuel; representing a 10% increase on average figures.
A spokesperson for Britannia Rescue said, "Whilst it is now more costly to fill up at the pumps running a car on empty can damage a car's fuel pump - requiring repairs that will make a full tank of £50 petrol seem like a bargain.
"Drivers who run their car on empty are also at high risk of breaking down. Not only is this extremely costly if you don't have breakdown cover and also very inconvenient, running out of fuel on the roads that don't have a hard shoulder can create major safety hazards for other drivers."
A spokesperson for duck2water, the online car insurance experts, said, "It would be tragic if the high cost of fuel caused unnecessary car accidents and serious injury as a result of motoring breakdown. Our advice to our customers is to keep a vigilant eye on your petrol gauge and perhaps to refuel little and often."
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