Britain's roads now seem to be dominated by people in 4x4s
whose idea of off-roading is pulling onto a verge as they can't fit through a space, in fact a new study shows that the number
has doubled in the last 10 years. But who is driving them all?
Women's car insurance specialist Diamond looked at
vehicles driven over the past 10 years, and found that the number of 4x4s on the roads has doubled since 1997. However, it's
when you look at drivers with children that the results show even bigger changes. Men with children are twice as likely to drive
a 4x4 as they were in 1997, but women with children are almost 4 times as likely to drive a 4x4 as they were in 1997, a huge
increase.
Diamond managing director, Sian Lewis, said, "Some members of the public are critical of mums using
their 4x4s on the school run, and these figures won't do much to deflect this criticism. It wasn't a surprise to see an
increase in the number of 4x4s being driven, but I wasn't expecting to see such a big jump for women with children."
Diamond also looked at what occupations are driving the most 4x4s; the list makes interesting reading:
