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UK Driver Habits Map

We surveyed over 1,000 UK drivers on their guilty driving habits. Some will surprise you, some will shock you and some might just make perfect sense. Use the interactive map on the left to select region, then switch tabs to see stats on gender and age. How do you stack up against the rest of the UK?

Our survey was taken by a near 50/50 split of men and women of all ages, from across the UK. Want more stats? Check out the full UK Driver Survey report.

National Statistics

Drink driving 33% of men in the UK drive after drinking within the limits, compared to only 19% of women Tweet This

Drivers who drink (within the legal limits) and drive are 62% more likely to have been involved in a crash than non-drinkers. Among female drivers, this rises to 65% Tweet This

Drivers who smoke in their car are more likely to have a drink and drive. This split is starkest in the North of England, where smokers are 91% more likely to drive after drinking Tweet This

Speed Camera 43% of men have been caught by speed camera Tweet This

14% of all road rage incidents in the UK are so bad that they require the intervention of emergency services Tweet This

56% of drivers aged 55 and over have been involved in a crash or collision Tweet This

Younger drivers (33 and under) are more likely to be involved in road rage Tweet This

In Scotland

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • The sleepiest drivers live here - 52% drive while tired Tweet This

    Pint glass Only 12% drive after drinking, the lowest in the UK Tweet This

    Scottish drivers spend the most time on the road - 18% spend 16 hours or more on the road every week Tweet This

  • Drivers over the age of 55 are the most likely age group to have been involved in a crash, closely followed by 34-44 year olds Tweet This

    Drivers ages 66 and over are the likeliest group to drive after drinking Tweet This

    55-65 year olds are the group most likely to smoke in their cars but are also supportive of the ban on smoking in the car with children, at 84% Tweet This

  • Men are 35% more likely to use their mobile phone behind the wheel than women Tweet This

    Although Scottish drivers are the least likely to drive after drinking, Scottish men are a massive 129% more likely to drive after drinking than women are Tweet This

    39% of men have been involved in road rage, compared to only 21% of women. Men are also more likely to be subjected to physical aggression or assault Tweet This

In Northern England

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • Police helmet 26% of road rage incidents have required intervention by the emergency services Tweet This

    71% of drivers who describe their driving style as "aggressive" have been involved in incidents of road rage Tweet This

    69% of drivers who drive after drinking have also been involved in a crash - compared to only 40% of drivers who don't drive after drinking Tweet This

    Smokers are 91% more likely to drive after drinking Tweet This

  • Drivers aged 55-65 who get behind the wheel after drinking are 98% more likely to have been involved in a crash than drivers aged 55-65 who don't drive after drinking Tweet This

    Drivers aged between 25 and 33 are more likely to use their phones behind the wheel than any other age group Tweet This

    More drivers pass their driving test in the north after the age of 55 than anywhere else in the UK Tweet This

  • Men in the North are twice as likely to drive after drinking than women Tweet This

    Northern men and women have an equal chance of being involved in road rage - but women were found to be more likely to be physically assaulted as a result of road rage and are as a result twice as likely to require the emergency services to intervene than men Tweet This

    Northern men are 46% more likely to be caught by speed cameras than northern women Tweet This

In The Midlands

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • Of the drivers who drive after drinking, 75% have been involved in a crash, making them 50% more likely to have been in a crash than non-drinkers Tweet This

    38% have been caught by a speed camera, the highest anywhere in the UK Tweet This

    Car crash The highest frequency of involvement in crashes in the UK, where 58% of those surveyed reported having a car crash Tweet This

    Despite harbouring the most statistically dangerous drivers in the UK, respondents in the Midlands described their driving style as "defensive" more than any other region Tweet This

  • Young drivers aged 18-24 in the Midlands are the most likely to get behind the wheel after drinking Tweet This

    55-65 year olds are the most likely group to have been caught by a speed camera, closely followed by 34-44 year olds Tweet This

    Drivers aged 34-44 are the most likely group to experience physical aggression or assault as a result of road rage Tweet This

  • 80% of men who drive after drinking have had a car crash - making them 40% more likely to have been in an accident than non-drinking men Tweet This

    Overall, men are overwhelmingly more likely to have been in a car crash than women - 69% of men in the Midlands have crashed vs 41% of women Tweet This

    Men are more than twice as likely to have been caught by a speed camera than women Tweet This

In Southern England

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • Boxing glove Southern England recorded the highest number of aggressive drivers Tweet This

    30% drive after drinking within the legal limits Tweet This

    A speeding hotspot, where 37% of drivers have been caught by a speed camera Tweet This

    Phone 33% use their mobiles when stopped at lights or in a queue Tweet This

    More people smoke in their cars here than anywhere else in the UK, but there's overwhelming support for the ban on smoking in the car with children (85% agree) Tweet This

  • Southerners aged 25-33 are the most likely age group in the region to get behind the wheel after drinking Tweet This

    25-33 year olds in the South are also the most likely to have been involved in road rage Tweet This

    Drivers aged 55-65 reported having been involved in a crash more than any other age group in the south, but only 39% of them said it changed how they drive Tweet This

  • 42% of men have been caught by a speed camera, compared to only 29% of women Tweet This

    Men in the South are 15% more likely to have been in a crash than women Tweet This

    Southern men are 59% more likely to drive after drinking than women Tweet This

In Wales

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • Only 33% of respondents commute to work in their car Tweet This

    The fewest speed camera catches happen in Wales - only 25% of Welsh respondents have ever been caught Tweet This

    Road rage Only 19% have been involved in road rage and only 18% get behind the wheel after a drink, making Welsh drivers among the safest Tweet This

  • The most likely age group to have been caught speeding are 34-44 year olds, 67% of which have been snapped by a speed camera Tweet This

    34-44 year olds are also the age group most likely to drive after having a drink Tweet This

    Younger drivers between 18 and 33 are the most likely to use their mobile phones behind the wheel Tweet This

  • Women in Wales are more likely to have met physical aggression as a result of road rage than men Tweet This

    Men are 47% more likely to have been in a crash than women Tweet This

    Men in Wales are 57% more likely to have been caught by a speed camera than women Tweet This

In Northern Ireland

In General
By Age
By Gender

  • Cigarette 36% do not support the ban on smoking with children in the car Tweet This

    Only 18% of drivers have been caught speeding Tweet This

    46% of drivers in Northern Ireland get behind the wheel when they're tired Tweet This

  • Younger drivers aged 25-33 are more likely to have been involved in road rage and require emergency services assistance more often during these incidents Tweet This

    Likewise, 25-33 year olds are more likely to have had a crash than any other age group Tweet This

  • Women upgrade their cars more often than men Tweet This

    Irish men tend to pass their driving tests later in life than women Tweet This

    Burger Women are more likely to eat in their cars Tweet This

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