This statistic illustrates the fear of the French scam when reviewing the car in a garage before leaving on vacation or weekend in 2016. We see that more than 60 percent of respondents quite or rather agreed with the fact that they were afraid of the mechanic's scam because they lacked mechanical knowledge.
Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?*
people going on holiday with their vehicle, 78% of the sample
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The question asked was: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the revision of your personal vehicle before a holiday / weekend departure? - You lack knowledge in mechanics and you are afraid of the scam."
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Harris Interactive. (May 18, 2016). Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/
Harris Interactive. "Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?*." Chart. May 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/
Harris Interactive. (2016). Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/
Harris Interactive. "Do You Agree That You Lack Mechanical Knowledge and Are Afraid of Scams?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/
Harris Interactive, Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Do you agree that you lack mechanical knowledge and are afraid of scams?* [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/770878/revision-vehicle-fear-french-scam-mechanic-knowledge-in-mechanical/