MOTORISTS are being urged to keep their cars well maintained after two surveys revealed many are putting off vital checks due to the soaring cost of living.
Findings by industry watchdog The Motor Ombudsman appear to show that millions of UK drivers are considering missing or delaying an annual service.
Meanwhile, major retailer Halfords worryingly found more than one in 10 who had missed getting an MOT said it was because they could not afford it.
