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Around 500 reversing accidents occur every day
Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Travelling in reverse gear causes £409 million in vehicle damage each year, according to Accident Exchange.

The accident recovery specialists claim that around 200,000 reversing accidents occur annually, which is equivalent to around 500 each day, with the average cost of repairs around £2123.

In the majority of accidents, the driver who was "at fault" collided with a stationary vehicle, usually in a car park, or when reversing out of a driveway or narrow side road. The study conducted by Accident Exchange suggests that reversing cars are the cause of almost eight per cent of car accidents in the UK.

Lee Woodley from Accident Exchange said: "Despite the proliferation of technology such as parking sensors and reverse cameras, drivers are not taking enough care to accurately check their surroundings whilst reversing. Accidents can and always will happen, but perhaps drivers are mollycoddled too much by their vehicles these days, it is easy to become over-reliant on technology."
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