Skoda's fleet research reveals interesting driver habits

New research from Skoda Fleet has calculated that company car drivers spend almost three years of their working lives behind the wheel.

The study of 1,000 business car users, which Skoda undertakes every year, found that the average driver travels 235 miles a week and spends four hours of every week in a traffic jam.

Interesting statistics about driver habits were also revealed. Over the course of a year, a typical company car driver makes 355 hands-free business calls, loses their temper 307 times, swears at another driver 304 times, drinks 614 teas or coffees, eats 278 sandwiches, and ends up getting lost 259 times.

32 per cent of respondents play loud music before a meeting, with The Killers’ Mr Brightside the most popular track.

Henry Williams, Skoda UK’s head of fleet, said: “The car is more than just a vehicle. For many, it’s a mobile office, so technology such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a Wi-Fi-hotspot and an infotainment system that keeps you up to date with the latest news channels are as much as necessity as a ‘nice to have’.”