Blackpool high in write-offs list

Figures from My Car Check show that Blackpool is the fifth worst place in the UK to buy a used car in terms of write-off risk, with 34 per cent of checks conducted here returning a write-off warning, compared to just five per cent in Farnborough, Hampshire.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Oct 2016, 09:59 BST
Updated 26th Oct 2016, 16:09 BST
Blackpool has a high number of cars sold whihc have previously been write-offsBlackpool has a high number of cars sold whihc have previously been write-offs
Blackpool has a high number of cars sold whihc have previously been write-offs

Head of My Car Check, Roger Powell, said: “We have only recently started analysing our data by location and were surprised to find a substantial variance in the write-off risk across UK cities.

“Buying a car is a big deal and establishing whether it has ever been written-off is vital.

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“Even leaving the safety aspect aside, a write-off will usually be worth less than a similar non-accident damaged model.

“Many people don’t realise it is legal for certain write-offs to return to the road.”

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