esure experiences 100% increase in snow-related accident claims

esure - one of the UK's leading motor insurers - has seen an instant effect of the overnight snowfall with double the number of claims calls registered between 8am and 11am as motorists struggle with frozen, snow-caked roads.

esure car insurance is advising anybody who has to drive in this weather to completely clear all their car windows of snow before setting off. They should also take warm clothes, waterproofs, a mobile phone, a hot flask of tea or coffee and food with them - just in case they get stuck and need to await rescue.

Adrian Webb, Head of Communications at esure, said: "This is a major weather incident and despite the warnings some people have clearly had to try to drive to work. Unfortunately, many of these have hit trouble early on.

"The situation has been made much worse because garages and rescue services are also overwhelmed too and they are having to make their way to broken-down cars in exactly the same terrible conditions."

The company is also urging motorists crossing on narrow hills in these conditions to give priority to those coming up hills as many problems have been caused by cars stopping on hills and finding themselves unable to re-start.