You could write off your car by not making simple check before you even turn it on it will cost thousands to repair [Video]

DRIVERS have been warned that they could write off their cars and cost themselves thousands by skipping a simple check before turning it on.

Mobile mechanic Lara, who runs Marvellous Cars, took to YouTube to urge Brits to carry out some easy DIY maintenance or risk hefty repair bills.

In his video, Lara, from Watford, Hertfordshire, revealed how a simple oversight could leave you stranded on the road.

Using a customer’s Fiat 500 to demonstrate, he explained that he was only called out for a battery replacement but discovered a serious misfire and dead throttle.

As Lara and his team investigated, it became clear that the issue was much deeper.

He explained: “We have found something else.

“There’s all that melted plastic.

“She overheated and she just kept on running the car until it stalled.

“Now it’s misfiring.

“Smoke is coming from …