Teenage Parties Cause £93million[1]of Destruction

Teenage Parties Cause £93million[1]of Destruction PR Newswire LONDON, December 28, 2012 LONDON, December 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One in five (19%) teenagers have hidden party damage from their parents A third (32%) of teenagers have told 'party porkies' to their parents Over half (56%) of teenagers have seen their home or a friend's home damaged as a result of hosting a party according to new research from Allianz Your Cover Insurance. Less than half (49%) of parents knew about their teenager's party destruction and one in five (19%) of the teenagers polled confessed they had covered up damage by enlisting friends to help or they hid it themselves. Teenagers who came clean about party damage revealed the most common forms were: General rubbish and mess (21%) Carpets stained or burned by cigarettes (20%) Broken ornaments (13%) Broken furniture (11%) Trampled gardens and plants (10%) Teenage 'party porkies' also stretched to a third (32%) confessing they had lied to their parents about partying; one in 10 said they were not going to a party but did attend, 6% had secretly held a party and a further 6% played down the number of guests who'd attended. Jon Lott of Allianz Your Cover Insurance said, "Our research reveals the average cost for repairing or replacing items damaged at a teenage party is £108 according to parents, while teenagers estimated the costs at £90.