Freak incidents involving animals top the list when it comes to bizarre motor claims, according to Norwich Union, a UK car insurer, with food-related accidents coming in at a close second. Some of the most bizarre insurance claims involve falling frozen squirrels crashing through windscreens to cows jumping on quad bikes and zebras colliding into cars in safari parks, our furry friends can lead to a drive on the wild side.
The highlights from Norwich Union include:
A frozen squirrel fell out of a tree and crashed through the windscreen on to the passenger seat.
As I was driving round a bend, when one of the doors opened and a frozen kebab flew out, hitting and damaging a passing car.
A herd of cows licked my car and caused damage to the paintwork.
A zebra collided with my car when I was at a safari park.
While I was waiting at traffic lights, a wasp went down my trouser leg which made me hit the accelerator and prang the car in front.
I couldn’t brake because a potato was logged behind the brake.
My parked car was hit by a bull which had escaped from an agricultural show.
As I came over a hill, I hit a cow in the middle of the road, which then hit the bonnet and shattered the windscreen with its rear end.” (The cow survived).