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Brits plan billion pound World Cup shopping spree.

18/05/2006 - DirectLine Insurance

World Cup fevered Brits will fork out more than £1 billion* over the next fortnight on state-of-the art entertainment equipment in order to enjoy the beautiful game, according to new research from Direct Line Home Insurance.

One in five (18 per cent) football-crazed Brits** are planning to snap up more than a million wide screen TVs (5 per cent), satellite boxes (3 per cent) and recordable DVD players (2 per cent), spending an average of £369 each.

Unroadworthy Cars
Many motorists blame the fear of cowboy mechanics for not getting the car fixed as they believe garages are untrustworthy and expensive (37 per cent of those needing repairs). The most common defect is driving with broken lights (eight per cent), missing or cracked wing mirrors (seven per cent) and faulty exhaust pipes (four per cent). There are 33.8 million drivers in the UK (Census data, 2001) 0.11 x 33,809,493 = 3,719,044. Read more...

Yet it appears that their enjoyment of this kit may be short-lived as nearly a third (29 per cent)*** plan to invite friends around to watch games, with many predicting a repeat performance of the 2002 World Cup, when close to one in ten (12 per cent) report that damage was done during celebrations at home.

The majority of party damage was caused by spontaneous celebrations – the most common incidents include stained carpets or upholstery (12 per cent) from drink spillages and furniture broken by people standing on it (1 per cent).

The Direct Line research also reveals the big gender gap spanning football fandom - men expect to spend £461 each on World Cup indulgences with women spending just over half that, at £245 each.
Direct Line Home Insurance spokesperson Simon Ziviani commented: