| Every year insurance providers receive a variety of | | | | 6. When driving in Africa zebras can be difficult, |
| unusual claims, whether it’s car, motorcycle or | | | | especially if they intentionally collide with your car, as |
| minibus insurance. Many involve animals, trees, or | | | | was the case with one claim. |
| inanimate objects. | | | | 7. Always secure your shopping bags when driving. |
| This article reveals the ten most bizarre and obscure | | | | One driver had the misfortune to find that a potato |
| claims, all from genuine sources: | | | | had fallen out of the bag and had become lodged |
| 1. One motorist was in such a panic when a wasp | | | | under his brakes, rending them useless. |
| flew into his car and up his trouser leg that he hit the | | | | 8. Bizarrely flying kebabs can be a hazard on the |
| accelerator; unfortunately, also hitting the car in front. | | | | road. Apparently, a driver was rounding a bend when |
| 2. Cows can be a problem. In one particular instance, | | | | a frozen kebab flew out of his car, hitting a passing |
| a driver claimed that the cow jumped onto his quad | | | | car and causing damage. |
| bike, presumably by accident rather than with the | | | | 9. That’s not the only frozen item causing |
| intention of driving away. | | | | damage. Another motorist claimed, “A frozen |
| 3. In another incident involving a cow the driver | | | | squirrel fell out of a tree and crashed through the |
| described his experience, “As I came over a hill, | | | | windscreen onto the passenger seat”. |
| I hit a cow in the middle of the road, which then hit | | | | 10. If flashed at by a speed camera try to contain |
| the bonnet and shattered the windscreen with its | | | | your anger. One motorist, fed up of being snapped |
| rear end”. Thankfully, the cow survived. | | | | by a speed camera, decided to take his revenge by |
| 4. When driving close to a herd of cattle try to avoid | | | | driving into the post that it was attached to. |
| their tongues. In a particularly bizarre insurance claim a | | | | Unfortunately, the post was stronger than expected, |
| motorist stated that the cows caused damage to his | | | | causing him to write off his motor. |
| car’s paintwork by licking it. | | | | Each of these incidents illustrates the importance of |
| 5. Cows aren’t the only animal causing problems. | | | | having adequate car, motorcycle or minibus insurance. |
| A driver claimed that a reindeer fell onto the bonnet | | | | After all, you can never predict when a reindeer |
| of his car. Thankfully it wasn't at Christmas and the | | | | might fall from the sky or an unhappy cow exacts |
| reindeer did not have a red nose. | | | | her revenge. |