One in five men admit to being a car brand snob who would always stretch their budget to get a more prestigious car brand, says a new survey of 2,000 UK drivers. This 22% compared to 14% of women while 17% of men also said having a flash car impresses their friends, compared to 9% of women. The Opinium survey, commissioned by InsuretheGap.com, for new and second-hand cars, finds that one in … [Read more...]
Women worry less than men buying a car
Women worry less than men about buying a car, reveals new research. Online-only car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk say men are three times more likely than women to report feeling 'wary' of buying a car without seeing it first. But as well as being more relaxed about the online car-buying experience than men - with many females particularly valuing not having to deal with a pushy salesperson … [Read more...]
Women drivers face greater risks than men
Women drivers are 47% more likely to fall victim to serious injury or death than men, according to a new analysis by Select Car Leasing. The study of accident data also showed the likelihood of a female sustaining a serious injury is 71% higher than a man. Research from the University of Virginia reported these stats in 2011 and reassessed them again in 2019. Shockingly, they found … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 January
Click4Reg.co.uk conducted a survey yielding 1,023 responses from licensed UK drivers to find out what habit most infuriates. Some of the key findings were: Not indicating is the most annoying driving habit; Women are more guilty of bad parking; Males admit to speeding more than women; Elderly drivers are ranked the most annoying on the roads and people find young male drivers more annoying than … [Read more...]
Road rage breakdown
Over 11% of drivers have consciously chased someone whose driving has annoyed them they have told pollsters for the Car Shop. The stats also show 8% of drivers have had physical fights, 6% have damaged their victim’s vehicles and, shockingly, 3% of British drivers have even assaulted someone with their vehicle due to road rage. However, most drivers deal with their road rage through … [Read more...]
Women put off by dealers go on-line car shopping
More women own cars in the UK than ever before and hold more than half of UK licences, and influence 80% of global car purchases. Yet in the latest Britain Under the Bonnet report from Close Brothers Motor Finance. women are still more likely to feel pressured into making a purchase at a dealership than men. One in five women (19%), when purchasing their last car, said the dealer put pressure … [Read more...]
More women buying and using vans
The changing face of UK business and economy is shown by analysis of who is buying vans and for what purposes. Women are increasingly jumping on the "vanwagon" as new research suggests more and more females are driving vans. That is according to Wales-based insurer Confused.com which has seen a 52% surge in the number of female drivers taking out cover for vans. In total, 26,166 quoted for … [Read more...]
Women feel they get a worse deal in showrooms
Research reveals that many women feel they are at a disadvantage when looking to buy a car, due to their gender. Data analysts at CDK Global fed 64,000 reviews into their natural language processing tool and discovered that 43% of women don’t trust the automotive industry and often describe their experiences very differently to men. Customer reviews provide a valuable insight into … [Read more...]