Over 60% of cars sold in one English county have been found to be faulty.
A warning has been issued on the potentially dangerous second-hand vehicles being sold to young British drivers, the BBC reports.
Trading standards officials in Hertfordshire said today that five in eight used cars currently sold in the county, which are typically favoured by younger motorists who have less money to spend, are unfit for the road. This problem only exacerbates the fact that drivers aged under 25 are involved in a proportionally higher number of car accidents and collisions.
Young motorists are customarily charged higher amounts for their car insurance as a result. According to figures from the AA, average comprehensive car insurance premiums for these younger drivers are well in excess of £1,000 - almost double the average amount paid across all age groups.
Peter Stratton, the Trading Standards Institute's lead officer for the motor trade, said: "The poor condition of vehicles is a common contributory factor in road traffic accidents and this new survey shows that there are a lot of death-trap vehicles on the market."
Dick Light, manager of the Hertfordshire Constabulary's Collision Investigation Unit, added: "The defects my examiner found were shocking; the cars were unsafe to use and had no place on the road and, therefore, no place on a trader's forecourt."
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