Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson has successfully claimed £910,000 (€1m) to fix his smashed-up McLaren F1 supercar, it has been reported.

The Blackadder star’s repair bill is believed to be the highest ever recorded in Britain.

And after the year-long work following the August 2011 crash, Atkinson’s annual insurance premium is now thought to be as high as £60,000 (€70,000).

Atkinson, whose Mr Bean act returned to a worldwide audience during the Olympics opening ceremony last summer, suffered a shoulder injury in the crash involving the 240mph (386kph) car, which is thought to be worth around £3 million (€3.5m).

Ben Stagg, a senior client manager at specialist insurers RK Harrison, told the online Daily Mail: “It costs between £10,000 (€11,640) and £15,000 (€17,460) a year just to keep a McLaren F1 insured off-road in a garage.

“If you want to drive it – and it seems Mr Atkinson drives his a lot – your premium could rise to between £20,000 (€23,000) and £40,000 (€47,000) a year because of the added road risk.

“Now he has crashed it, Mr Atkinson’s insurers may increase the premium by another 50 per cent.

“They could also insert a limited mileage clause and increase his excess to around half the car’s total value.”

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