Amongst the survey’s findings are that 8million mobile phones were damaged in the last five years, while 5.3m laptops and PCs and 4.1m cameras have also suffered at the hands of what the survey calls ‘their uncoordinated owners’.
Water damage is the greatest problem, says the survey – conducted on behalf of TSB Insurance – accounting for 23% of mobile phone and 7% of laptop claims. However, one claim for a lost phone stood out: it was eaten by a horse …
