Many car users are often afraid of the high cost of repairing and maintaining their car, and most of them do not have time to schedule maintenance and repair in time, so small damages to the car are often overlooked. This will make the car more susceptible to damage faster.
Understanding this mentality, Chris Jevons - sales director at JTAPE - shared some of his own tips about car damage that needs to be repaired quickly, avoid leaving it for a long time. According to him, "When discovering that the car paint surface shows signs of peeling or cracking, it must be handled as soon as possible. The longer this situation continues, the more likely the paint layer is to wear and spread, making it more expensive to restore the damaged paint layer than at first."
Car users need to wash the car regularly to remove stains, plastic or remaining adhesives on the body surface to ensure the car paint is perfect and less damaged. In addition, it is advisable to limit direct sunlight contact with the paint layer to avoid paint erosion.
Not only the painted surface, Chris Jevons also recommends that car owners pay attention to small cracks in the glass, often thrown by gravel on the road, or due to weather factors. He said: "These cracks seem small and not too serious, but when moving for a long time, they can be shaken and the rainy weather causes the cracks to grow, affecting visibility, even endangering the safety of drivers".
Some car users choose to weld glass cracks instead of completely replacing the glass surface at a more economical cost, but this should only be done with small cracks. As for large glass cracks, they must be replaced to ensure safety.
According to the latest reports from ABI - the Association of Insurance Companies in the UK, the current cost of car repair has increased by about 32% compared to last year. This cost is expected to continue to increase compared to future femaleatrongs, which makes car users worried, as well as financial difficulties when having to repair car-related problems.
fixter has published data on online car repair services in the UK as follows: about 8.5 million drivers refuse to repair their engines due to the economic crisis, because the high cost of living alone has also caused them to save and strain their belts.
In addition, according to the above data, many people do not repair serious damages such as: worn brake pads, worn tires, need to remove broken water, etc. In particular, drivers under 24 years old in the UK tend to avoid car repair and maintenance to save costs.
In a fixter survey, about 50% of respondents said they would not repair their car at this time due to rising living expenses and 56% felt uneasy about having to pay for repair if the car was severely damaged.
