Despite the obvious dangers of floodwater to car and, at worst life, one in 20 motorists (5%) admit to having driven through floods only to have their vehicles grind to a halt, either still in the water or just after coming out, says the RAC.
While the vast majority of those (63%) were lucky to get away without suffering major damage once the vehicle had dried out, 20% said their cars needed repairing, and 7% said the situation was irretrievable and led to the vehicle being written off by their insurance company.
Nineteen per cent admitted to having to abandon their broken-down vehicles in the floodwater and 69% of those had no choice but wade out. Six per cent, however, had to be rescued by someone else.