The number of children travelling to school by car has doubled over the last couple of decades with one out of every five cars are currently doing the “school run” during rush hour.
Thinking of children’s safety, a responsible approach by parents/guardians, but with almost 70% of these children actually living within a two mile radius of their school, why do some people continue to drive them to school?
Everyone could do themselves a favour and walk them to school, helping both the parents and children burn off a few more calories and save some petrol costs at the same time.
Recent research by uSwitch.com revealed that motorists are now starting to respond to the ever increasing motoring costs by changing their driving habits.
Their research revealed that 27% of people have now stopped using their car to take their children to school and 55% have cut back on the number of journeys they make in their car.
The Government have been attempting to get everyone to reduce their carbon emissions and encouraging us to try alternative methods of travel without a great deal of success. The financial pressures caused by the current credit crunch however seems to be achieving just that, with 11% now part of car sharing schemes and 54% driving more economically.
This change bodes well when it comes to renewal of insurances however, as insurers consider annual mileage when assessing premiums. Couple this with the fact that statistically more accidents happen on shorter trips, you could be saving yourself £’s at renewal time.