Safety experts have issued an urgent warning to Brits to clean their tumble dryer filters in a bid to reduce the number of fires, with millions of homes at risk.
According to research, only one in 12 people (8%) clean their lint filter just once a year of less, while one in 20 admit to never cleaning them, leaving them at risk of fires with devastating consequences.
Now Brits are being urged to clean their lint filters as part of their spring cleaning, after new financial figures revealed how costly tumble dryer fires can be. Figures from Admiral Home Insurance found the average claim for a tumble dryer fire over the past three years cost an eyewatering £25,000.
