A recent study by Vauxhall Motors has revealed that 41 per cent of parents are petrified at the thought of their children driving them around.
The research comes as part of the manufacturers new partnership with the Young Driver programme – a comprehensive education programme that teaches youngsters from five to 17 years old how to drive.
According to the research, 42 per cent of parents admitted to forgetting the highway code and 52 per cent of parents claiming they wouldn’t trust themselves as their child’s instructor.
When asked, 53 per cent of children believed dad was a better driver than mum, however 20 per cent of lessons with dad resulted in some form of crash in comparison to 8 per cent with mums.
However, when it came to ideal instructors, 21 per cent of children wished to have driving lessons from F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton. Other names mentioned included Prince Harry, James Cordon and Ed Sheeran.
The study, which focused on the driving habits 1000 children and their parents, revealed some shocking statistic with 11 per cent of mums claiming they’d rather give birth again than let their kids drive them around!
Vauxhall’s Communications Director, Denis Chick, commented: “As a father of three, I can safely say that I’ve spent much of my life transporting my youngsters around. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’ve had a meltdown teaching them but when it comes to learning, we definitely think it is wisest to leave it to the professionals. As the research has shown, it seems most parents agree. We want our children to be safe on the road and the Young Driver courses are a perfect way to experience being behind the wheel of a car before doing the real thing on the road”.
