ONE-in-eight cars needs urgent mechanical attention to its brakes.
This alarming claim comes after a Kwik-Fit study found that more than four million British motorists are currently experiencing one of the tell-tale signs of a dysfunctional braking system.
More than half confessed to driving with the problem for the past month, 17 per cent for the past year, and 9 per cent for even longer.
David White, customer services director at Kwik-Fit commented: "These shocking findings should be enough to make any motorist looking in their rear view mirror question the car behind's ability to stop in time."
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