[Nick]

An interesting upward-trending cause of insurance claims and vehicle damage seems to be damage that has been caused by rodents to vehicles.

This article has the lowdown, including a Porsche owner that had a nest of 10 mice under a scuttle panel.

Let us know of any rodent related damage you've experienced!

[Rolebama]

I have never had a problem myself, but over the years I came across a number of rodent problems. Usually in the engine bay which I always put down to the warmth of a cooling engine attracting them. In the boot either behind or in the well of a spare wheel seemed a secondary favourite. I had a cat which I found hiding behind a battery. My wife hand-fed it for a while because it was so young. I assumed it was the runt deliberately left by the mother. Hibernating hedgehogs were reasonably common, and they would burrow into the seat upholstery. It was the rodents that got up inside the dashboards seemed to cause most extensive damage. Seems rats can survive by eating wire insulation, and owners never wanted to go rooting around there with bare hands.

[NMNeil]

Having been in the trade I've seen no end of rodent damage to cars, mainly to the wiring and vacuum lines.
Never been a victim myself; mind you, gophers in the garden; that's a different story. ☹

[olduser]

I thought, gophers were apprentices?

[NMNeil]

@olduser I don't think an apprentice would fit in the trap 😁
https://gopherhawk.com/