More than a quarter (25.6%) of motorists regularly drive a second car according to an AA Motor Insurance survey of over 17,300 people. Men are also more likely to drive a second car than women, as almost a third of male motorists (32.5%) regularly drive a second vehicle, compared to 17% of women. With this in mind it is advising motorists to make sure they\u2019re not over-insured.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s quite common for motorists to drive more than one vehicle\u201d says Conor Faughnan of the AA. \u201cThink about families with young children; one parent may be responsible for dropping the kids off at school or cr\u00e8che Monday to Friday and when the other parent takes over the kiddy-driving duties at the weekend there is an issue with child car seats. It is common for grandparents, fellow parents or neighbours to share the taxi duties. Rather than laboriously moving the seats from one car to the next, it\u2019s easier to just swop cars”. And Faughnan claims that: “the AA makes this even easier if you have cover with them as your insurance on your main car will cover you for both vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n
The survey also found that a high percentage of drivers in the commuter counties around Dublin regularly, if not daily, drive a second car. The highest percentage can be found in Meath, with almost a third (32.7%) saying they regularly drive another car. Percentages were also high in Wexford (30.6%), Kildare (29.5%) and Louth (28.9%).<\/p>\n
The percentage of people driving second cars in Dublin is relatively low (21.9%) in comparison, which may have something to do with the fact that there is more public transport in the capital.<\/p>\n
In Munster motorists in Cork were the most likely to drive a second car with 28.4% saying they regularly drive someone else\u2019s motor. This figure was highest in Connacht in Co Sligo (30%) and in Ulster in Co Donegal (31%).<\/p>\n
Research was carried out in January of this year found that almost 58% of motorists had struggled to pay for motor fuel, car tax, NCT or motor insurance in 2012. \u201cMoney is tight for so many Irish motorists at the moment but you may be adding an unnecessary cost onto your bills\u201d says Faughnan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More than a quarter (25.6%) of motorists regularly drive a second car according to an AA Motor Insurance survey of over 17,300 people. Men are also more likely to drive a second car than women, as almost a third of male motorists (32.5%) regularly drive a second vehicle, compared to 17% of women. With this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n