Accident prone Brits cause DIY disasters

March 30, 2009 - PRLog -- Nationwide research commissioned by online insurance provider, Protectyourbubble.com, reveals that just over one third of us have had a DIY disaster within the home and nearly one in four of us have had to make an SOS call to a professional to fix the problem.

Home improvement tops the bill in our list of disasters with 22% of us admitting to a catastrophe such as drilling through pipes or wires or inadvertently knocking a hole through a wall. Hot on its heels came plumbing and electrical calamities, however the research revealed that we are far more likely to call out a professional to sort out the water works and wiring than we are for home improvement. Almost half of those questioned said they would call out an emergency plumber or electrician, while only a third said they would get a professional to fix a home improvement problem.

Stephen Ebbett from Protectyourbubble.com says: “As the credit crunch bites deeper, more people are doing up their homes rather than selling up – and they’re more inclined to do it themselves to save money. This can be a false economy if things do go wrong, particularly if they do have to call out a professional to right their wrongs and especially over a bank holiday. Assuming they can find one, it’s likely that they’ll be charged a premium by any tradesman over a holiday weekend just to set foot inside their door let alone fix the problem.

“A home emergency policy is the best way to ensure that they don’t have to pay over the odds as well as being sure of getting emergency help. For just a few pounds a month, people are guaranteed rapid response repairs carried out by experts. It’s worth considering buying a policy before forking out £100 on a new Bosch hammer drill!”

Protectyourbubble.com is a new ethical insurer that provides policies designed to look after individual lifestyles. For every Home Emergency policy sold or renewed, Protectyourbubble.com donates £1 to the Missing People, the UK's only charity that works with young runaways, missing and unidentified people, their families and others who care for them.

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Research conducted amongst 1,000 UK adults by Aurora Market Research (March 2009)

Protectyourbubble.com is a new online insurance provider trying to make personal insurance simple, easy and uncomplicated – from buying a policy to making a claim. It currently offers Personal Emergency Assistance, Home Emergency cover, Car, Travel and Home insurance.

Protectyourbubble.com is committed to having a positive impact on the wider community. From every policy sold or renewed, Protectyourbubble.com donates £1 to one of its chosen charities.

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Protectyourbubble.com is an ethical online insurance provider trying to make personal insurance simple, easy and uncomplicated. From every policy sold or renewed, it donates £1 to one of its chosen charities.