Company car drivers spending less time on the road

Company car drivers appear to be spending less time behind the wheel according to new research.

A study by Skoda has revealed that 40% of people who drive for work now spend less than 10 hours a week behind the wheel and just 10% spend longer than 30 hours a week driving.

The survey of more than 500 company car drivers also suggested that growing fatigue and traffic queues are changing attitudes to car usage at work.

More alarmingly, it found that few business car users take the recommended break from driving every two hours, with only one in seven drivers following the advice and one in six never take a break from driving due to time pressures.

Despite these pressures, only one in seven company car drivers would consider changing jobs if it meant doing fewer business miles, with the majority accepting high mileage as an integral part of their job.

Skoda head of business sales, Martin Burke, said that despite some of the findings, when it comes to work-related travel the car remains the business tool of choice.

He added that benefits of face-to-face interaction and a break from the office clearly offset the nuisance of traffic congestion for most workers.