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Shopping stress fuels motor insurance claims

Shopping stress fuels motor insurance claims

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Date Published : Monday, February 04, 2008

Australia's car parks are becoming more hostile. All across the country, accidents in car parks are increasing, with many motorists not having the correct motor insurance to fund necessary repairs.

According to RACV, people are becoming increasingly time constrained in their quest to find a parking spot, with the frustration causing a marked rise in the amount of insurance claims.

The Victoria-based insurer found that the pressure of Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne caused 95 collisions in the two weeks before Christmas, with other shopping complexes also fairing badly.

RACV personal insurance manager Philip James told Australian Associated Press: "This level of stress can increase the likelihood of being involved in an accident and that is a sure way to ruin your day."

However, the days of many motorists were ruined further by not having the correct motor insurance.

Motorists in Australia must, by law, at least have third party personal car insurance. It is, in the majority of cases, included as part of the car registration process. State law governs which provider and what other clauses are required. For example, only New South Wales and Queensland offer consumers a choice of insurer for their third party personal cover.

Car insurance companies will pay out for any unplanned work that the vehicle needs, after a car park accident, for example.

When you are next at the shopping mall and cannot find a space, relax and take a deep breath. If not, you may become one of the hundreds of Australians each day having to claim on a motor insurance policy.

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