Road accidents may rise in the coming months as the cost of living crisis could mean more faulty vehicles on the roads, Halfords claimed.
The car parts company issued a warning that hard-up motorists could be avoiding trading in old cars for newer ones, putting road safety at risk.
According to the retailers, the average age of cars on UK roads has increased by more than a year to 8.7 years over the past decade as costs have crept up.
