Irish drivers planning an Autobahn or Autoroute adventure this summer should beware - Germany and France have been named the most expensive places in Europe for a motorway mishap, according to the latest claims data from the Aviva insurance company. The average bill if you cause a crash in Germany is over 50 per cent higher than the average bill if you crash your car anywhere else in Europe.

Irish drivers also need to be especially cautious of French drivers, as the average personal injury claim is over €10,000. Aviva also reveals that drivers need to be extra vigilant across the whole continent, as third party claims are up ten per cent and personal injury claims are up 20 per cent on last year.

Drivers who aren't properly insured will face a holiday headache of having to make their own arrangements for their cars to be repaired, negotiate the costs and sort out their onward journeys.

Thousands of Irish drivers take their cars to the continent each summer, usually as part of holiday summer trips. Drivers need to be extra careful in Germany, as about two-thirds of the Autobahn network still has no speed limit.

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