Over 2.7 million drivers have had a collision or veered off the road in the last two years because they were distracted by their mobile phone.
The new study for Kwik Fit found that of these drivers, just over one million had collided with another car while their attention was diverted from the road and a further 4% of motorists, some 1.8 million drivers, have been involved in a collision in the last two years because another driver was distracted by their phone.
Mercedes-Benz Vans continue to lead the field of connected vehicle customer solutions by introducing vehicle drive-style monitoring as standard for three years on all new Sprinter and Vito Tourer models.
Research by Mercedes-Benz Vans into connected vehicle trends shows that increasingly fleets are using software to monitor driving standards and nearly two-thirds (64%) of fleet and SME customers surveyed, claimed that they want to use telematics or connected vehicle technology for this purpose.