Over 1 in 5 Irish motorists report that reduced usage resulting from the lockdown measures has led to their car failing to start on at least one occasion within the past 12 months.
In response to an AA Ireland survey of over 4,000 Irish motorists, almost 15% of those surveyed said that their car had failed to start on one occasion within the past year due to reduced usage.
Almost 6% stated that they had experienced up to 5 incidents of reduced usage leading to their car not starting within the past 12 months.
While 1% said this had happened to them 5 or more times.
The survey also found that over 10% of respondents had experienced a car breakdown within the past year while making an essential journey.
“While traffic levels across the various lockdowns have generally been in the region of 50%-60% of pre-COVID norms, the number of breakdowns attended to by AA patrols on a daily basis has largely stayed in line with what we were seeing pre-COVID,” Conor Faughnan, AA Director of Consumer Affairs stated.
