Dirty middle-aged parents are risking their children's and other people's health because they are not sanitising safety seats. Leasing Options swabbed the various parts of the interiors of cars to see what germs lie hidden from our eyes and steering wheels, hand brakes, gear sticks and centre consoles/radios all registered between 10-20 Limit Of Detection … [Read more...]
Drivers deterred by tougher penalties for ‘phone use
An update to the law due in the first half of 2017 regarding mobile phone usage whilst driving could see the number of offenders dramatically drop. In 2014 government figures revealed that more than 500,000 motorists were still using their mobile phones while driving each day. New research by Leasing Options shows that 51% of UK drivers admit … [Read more...]
Drink & drive legally for your health
Two in three drivers in the UK fail to recognise major symptoms of dehydration including slower reaction times, loss of focus and muscle cramps, potentially putting themselves and others at risk behind the wheel, shows research. Leading vehicle leasing company Leasing Options surveyed over 1,000 UK drivers to test their knowledge of dehydrated driving and … [Read more...]
Passengers drive motorists to distraction
Confidence crashes for drivers when they have certain passengers aboard, they have told pollsters. A new survey into driver safety, carried out by Leasing Options, assessed British motorists’ confidence behind the wheel when a passenger is in the car and results show over 70% of drivers admit they are more likely to stall with a passenger on … [Read more...]
