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Britons Spend More Time Driving Than Socialising

Britons have become so reliant on their cars that most spend more than one working day (10 hours) every week driving.

This compares to just 3.7 hours spent walking, 2.7 hours showering and 4.6 hours socialising with friends and family.

The yearly total of 7,413 miles is the equivalent of driving from London to Cape Town and comes at an average costs of £1,078.

As the need for social, shopping and commuting mobility has increased, motorists now spend nearly two more days driving every year than they did ten years ago.

The average motorist now spends three full years of their life driving.

Men spend 533 hours behind the wheel each year, which is longer than women who spend 506 hours driving each year.

Men are also more likely to undertake longer, one-off drives - spending 21 hours a year driving on weekend trips and 29 hours behind the wheel on business.

The top journey for women on the other hand is the daily drive to work (122 hours a year), followed by shopping trips (91 hours) and visiting friends and family (96 hours).

"It is clear from our research that motorists are spending more time behind the wheel squeezing out 'real time' with family and friends, said Jacky Brown at Sheilas' Wheels car insurance, who commissioned the study

Driving is an integral part of our everyday lives, but it's also a time when people are uniquely vulnerable. Time behind the wheel needs to be spent concentrating on the road ahead rather than thinking about what you're missing."

Britons Spend More Time Driving Than Socialising

Britons Spend More Time Driving Than Socialising

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