Hail stones the size of golf balls battered cars
AA Insurance has received 29 claims for cars damaged by the freak hail storm that hit Leicester yesterday.
Customers reported that hail stones the size of golf balls battered their cars, with one saying his car was covered in dimples and another that his car had been wrecked by hail.
The AA had attended around 100 cars driven through or stuck in flood water in the Midlands by early afternoon and deployed its water rescue Land Rovers, AA Special Operations Response Team.
The severe weather also produced a tornado and torrential rain, causing damage and flooding to homes after drains and waterways were blocked by massive hailstones.
“If your car is comprehensively insured, damage of this sort is covered by your policy, while damage to property should also be covered by buildings insurance,” said AA Insurance’s director Simon Douglas.
“We are seeing some freak weather conditions this year with floods, tornaodes and now hail.
“Hail can be particularly damaging and we are expecting dozens more claims today as customers return to their parked cars and find them ruined. Other insurers will be seeing a similar spike in claims.”
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