The Dirty Secrets of the British Motorist
British motorists spend on average 27 days a year behind the wheel – this equates to car owners in the UK collectively spending over 700 million days a year sitting in their cars. In stark contrast to this, researchers found that the average Brit only cleans their car once every 94 days and for a grand total of one hour and 41 minutes per year. This means for every six and a half hours motorists spend driving they only spend one minute cleaning.
The research, conducted by Black & Decker in a bid to study people’s relationships with their cars, found that although the car is the scene for many day to day activities, including eating and working, only 12 per cent of the 1,089 car owners polled were concerned by the levels of dirt, grime and bacteria that build up through daily use.