A third of UK drivers say having access to a car is more important than ever following the coronavirus outbreak. Click here to read the full Fleet World story.

Research from the RAC shows the increasing reliance many drivers have on their cars to help complete essential journeys, with three-quarters (75%) saying they use the car for permitted food shopping, 28% saying they use it to get to pharmacies, and a fifth (18%) needing the car to provide care or help to a vulnerable person. A fifth (20%) also say they use the car to get to work as they are in a role where they can’t work from home.

While 9% of drivers say they still need their car most days, the majority say they are now using their cars once a week or less (60%) for essential trips – likely indicating that more of us are now reverting to a weekly or fortnightly ‘big’ shop for groceries to minimise the time we’re spending outside the home.

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