Are you making any of these silly mistakes?

If you wear the wrong footwear at the wheel or forget to renew your road tax it could lead to rejected car insurance claims.

New research by Uswitch has found that two thirds of drivers make mistakes which put their future payouts at risk, risking up to £114 million in rejected car insurance claims each year.

In a list of the most common misdemeanors made by motorists, the comparison website revealed wearing heels or flip flops as the easiest way to get your insurance written off.

A quarter of the 1,593 drivers sampled by Uswitch said they've worn this type of footwear whilst driving, reported the Mirror.

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The report also found many motorists were unaware that items hanging from their windscreen or rear-view mirror that obstruct their view could invalidate their cover.

Simple errors, which also involve forgetting to strap in your pet, could mean that British drivers lose out on £114million each year in unpaid claims based on an average claim amount of £2,671, according to Association of British Insurers' research.

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A quarter of drivers admitted they did not realise these small errors could result in car insurance providers not paying out, with an additional third of drivers admitting they simply forget that such behaviours might impact on an insurance claim.

The latest data from the ABI shows that over 43,000 car insurance claims are rejected a year.

Rod Jones, insurance expert at Uswitch.com , said: "We know the British public are increasingly time poor, so it’s unsurprising that motorists can be forgetful when it comes to locking up their cars or renewing their car MOT and taxes on time.

"With claims now running into the thousands of pounds, people can’t afford to make a careless mistake that could invalidate their cover and leave them out of pocket.

"It is therefore really important that drivers note down their key renewal dates, and avoid making the easy to forget mistakes to ensure they are covered by should they ever need to make a claim."

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10 slip-ups that can invalidate your insurance

  1. Wearing high heels or flip flops while driving - 25% of drivers
  2. Leaving car unlocked - 24%
  3. Putting off car maintenance when required - 21%
  4. Forgetting to renew their car MOT on time - 16%
  5. Letting pet(s) roam free in the car - 15%
  6. Lent car to a friend or family member - 14%
  7. Not updated details after changing jobs - 9%
  8. Attached fluffy dice, or another object, to rear-view mirror - 9%
  9. Forgetting to renew tax - 9%
  10. Underestimated mileage travelled everyday - 8%

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