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Drivers hit with £1.48bn pothole bill
- 24/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has exposed the cost to motorists of the poor quality of UK roads. According to Kwik Fit’s PIT Report, which tracks the impact of potholes, drivers had to pay £1.48bn last year to repair vehicles damaged by potholes. This is a 61% on the figure six years ago. Going further back, the repair bill [...] -
Drivers set for 6.3 billion-mile roadtrip
- 12/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Research has revealed that UK drivers will cover 6.3 billion miles by car over the Christmas period. According to Kwik Fit, between 21 December and 2 January the average driver will make three trips during that time, although over one million people will be making a massive 11 or more holiday journeys by car with [...] -
Repairers braced for bumper day in July
- 27/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research suggests that repairers could face their fifth busiest day in four years on Monday, 17 July. According to Kwik Fit, this will be when drivers book their vehicles in for last-minute services before heading off on summer holiday. Over the last four years, Kwik Fit has seen demand on the last Monday of [...] -
Drivers cut mileage to cut fuel costs
- 24/04/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that of the 20 million drivers who regularly use their car for journeys of between one to two miles, some 6.9 million (34%) want to switch to other travel methods. When asked about their travel over journeys of less than 1.5 miles, almost one in seven car owners (13%) said they want to [...] -
Pothole problem deepens
- 24/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Pothole damage has forced nearly 2.7 million cars off UK roads in the last year. According to the annual PIT Report for Kwik Fit, 13.1 million drivers suffered damage to their car after hitting a pothole, and of these, one in five had to do without their vehicle for more than a week while it was undergoing [...] -
Kwik Fit extends maintenance subscription offering
- 26/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kwik Fit has announced it is extending its motoring maintenance subscription service to corporate customers. Kwik Fit Club was launched for private vehicle owners in 2021 enabling drivers to pay monthly for their motoring maintenance. Now the company believes the service, which covers all tyre costs, MOT and [...] -
Motorists will fail MOT before changing tyres
- 08/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research from Kwik Fit reveals that 3.6 million motorists wait until MOT failure before changing their tyres. Kwik Fit warns that not only can illegal tyres leave motorists risking three penalty points and £2,500 in fines, but even more importantly, can seriously compromise their vehicle’s safety and [...] -
Kids go free
- 19/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Almost three in five (59%) British parents with children aged 17-25 contribute financially to their child’s motoring costs, according to research revealed today by Kwik Fit. The average contribution towards these motoring costs is £381 per year, resulting in a total annual cost to the nation’s parents of [...]