Young drivers most likely to squabble over the car keys

Younger couples are the most likely to disagree over who is going to drive, according to a new study.
 
Research carried out by ContractHireAndLeasing.com has revealed that 29 per cent, or almost 1 in 3, people aged between 18 and 24 admit to arguing with their spouse over driving duties. In fact, a staggering 16 per cent confirm that they bicker over driving every time they travel together!
 
It also seems that the older you are, the less quarrelsome you become though, as over 90 per cent of those over the age 55 said they never disagreed over driving duties.
 
Across all age groups though, 84 per cent said they never argued with their partner over who was going to drive, proving that on the whole, we’re a nation of agreeable sorts.
 
Oddly, women were more likely to report that they argued with their partner (perhaps the men just aren’t listening?!) with 19 per cent of women, compared to 13 per cent of men, saying that they argued with their partner at least monthly over driving duties.
 
“Older seems to mean wiser when it comes to driving together in a car. Younger drivers may be keener to get behind the wheel or may be more nervous about driving, but our research shows there is hope for them, as the rate of reported quarrels seems to reduce over the years meaning that couples seem to iron out these disagreements over time,” says spokesperson for the website Richard Lawton.