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One in 10 mums would rather give birth than be driven by their child

Research by Vauxhall reveals 41 per cent of parents are terrified at the thought of kids driving them around

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One in 10 mums say they would rather give birth again than be in the passenger seat with their child driving.

Research by car manufacturer Vauxhall, who asked 1000 children and their parents about driving habits, also found two-fifths of parents are terrified at the thought of their children driving them around.

Those parents who take the role of driving instructor for their kids say that nearly one-in-five trips resulted in a dented car — with a quarter admitting to having snapped while in the instructor’s seat.

Fifty-three per cent of kids said they thought their dad was a better driver than their mum — despite twenty per cent of driving lessons with dads resulting in a crash, compared to only eight per cent with mums.

Twenty-seven per cent even said they wouldn’t trust either parent to teach them to drive with a much higher number thinking they would be better at driving than their parents if a professional instructor taught them — a whopping 70 per cent.

Motoring services company RAC also recently published a similar study. That particular survey found ten percent of 7,103 parents felt they would not pass their test should they take it today and twenty-seven percent saying they would feel unsafe in the passenger seat of their child’s car.

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