Drivers nervous to return to the road
New research has found that nearly a quarter of drivers are more nervous before the wheel than they were before Covid-19.
According to SEAT, the equivalent of almost 10 million drivers (24%) feel more apprehensive about driving now that restrictions are lifting.
Almost half of the drivers surveyed (44%) who said they now feel more nervous pointed to a lack of driving practice over the last year, while 42% stated the return of high-volume traffic following a year of lockdowns was also to blame.
More than a quarter (26%) feel less assured about their own parking skills.
John French, head of product at SEAT UK, said: “For much of the past 14 months, millions of motorists across the UK have been confined to their local area, driving on roads they’re acquainted with. Now, following the lifting of most social distancing restrictions, drivers are once again navigating unfamiliar places and faced with high volumes of traffic, tight parking spaces and certain road types they’ve perhaps become unaccustomed to.”
