Modified car insurance customers 'can take steps to avoid a breakdown

By conducting simple vehicle maintenance at home, modified car insurance holders may be able to avoid a breakdown, it has been suggested.

According to Haynes, the majority of roadside assistance call-outs are for problems which could be dealt with quite simply by most drivers.

Therefore, it stated - if people conducted basic checks on a regular basis - many breakdowns could be prevented.

It pointed out its vehicle manuals can guide people through simple tasks, adding all jobs are given a difficulty rating of between one and five spanners.

The publisher claimed even people with no experience of car maintenance should find single-spanner checks easy.

Haynes reminded motorists it has manuals for more than 500 different models, adding the guides are "renowned for teaching millions of car owners how to carry out routine maintenance and repairs".

In related news, the company recently predicted the credit crunch would result in more vehicle owners in the UK carrying out their own repairs.

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