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pounds 8000 car vandal bill.

DRIVERS suffer almost pounds 8000 worth of damage to their cars from vandals in their motoring lifetime.

Neds cause about pounds 150 worth of damage to the average car each year - thousands over your average 50 years on the road.

The annual vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.

The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and
 bill is pounds 563million, claim insurance firm Direct Line.

The most common damage is scratches, followed by windows and wing mirrors being smashed. Nearly half of all incidents take place on residential streets.

Edinburgh Edinburgh (ĕd`ĭnbərə), city (1991 pop. 433,200) and council area, royal burgh, capital of Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. Leith, part of the city since 1920, is Edinburgh's port.  is the fourth worst place in the UK for car vandalism, after London, Manchester and the Wirral.

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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
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Date:Nov 23, 2006
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