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Cost of Pothole Damage Rises Despite Huge Drop in Mileage

Kwik Fit | Wednesday 31st March 2021 1:51PM

  • Kwik Fit PIT Report reveals bill for repairs to pothole damage totals £1.3bn over last year
  • Half of UK drivers say road conditions are worse than twelve months ago

Three times as many motorists missing MOT expiry date by more than three weeks

Kwik Fit | Wednesday 24th March 2021 11:56AM

  • 9% of drivers booked their MOT test three or more weeks after their current certificate expired
  • One in four drivers think cars stopped without valid MOT should be impounded

Repairs renew relationships for 3.8 million drivers

Kwik Fit | Friday 6th November 2020 10:18AM

  • Motorists keep cars for an average of 1 year and two months after paying for repairs

Pandemic has caused almost 14 million UK drivers to change their car buying plans

Kwik Fit | Thursday 8th October 2020 3:42PM

  • Infection concerns, environmental issues and possible bargains making drivers more likely to change their vehicle
  • Just 8% of vehicle owners expect their next car to be fully electric

13 Million Brits opting for UK holiday travel by car this summer

Kwik Fit | Thursday 16th July 2020 11:31AM

  • 10.6 billion miles to be driven by UK drivers on domestic summer holidays
  • One in four concerned about risk of infection travelling by air or other methods of public transport
  • Only 15% of Brits will go abroad this summer
  • Drivers urged to look over vehicle before holiday - 3 million drivers don’t make any checks