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The study, which was carried out by insurance firm Aviva, found that parents make around 117 journeys each month, totalling an average of 641 miles. This equates to up to 25 hours and 10 minutes spent driving each month.
The journeys include 28 family outings to adventure parks or playgrounds, 12 visits to friends' homes and 11 to sports clubs and practices. A further six trips are made each month to birthday parties, five to social clubs and activities, and four to music clubs or lessons.
As a result, the number of households relying on two or more cars is said to have trebled in the last 40 years, with 36% of parents having a car each in order to split the duties. This compared to just 8% in 1972.
Parents with children at primary school were found to make the most trips (134) and miles (724) each month, while those with kids at secondary school had the lowest figures, at 100 and 568, respectively.
It is thought this is due to teenagers becoming more independent and choosing to take public transport, or walk, as opposed to a lift from their parents.
Elsewhere, the study revealed that for the first five years of a child's life, parents drive 7,143 miles each year. This then increases to 8,415 for the following six years, before falling to 6,602 each year between the ages of 11 and 16.
Heather Smith, from Aviva, said: "It's easy to see how parents could drive themselves round the bend with their children's busy social lives.
"This is due to the array of social engagements and friend's parties they are continually driving their children to and from.
"With parents having to make around 27 journeys a week for their children, it's no surprise that over a third of parents now rely on two or more cars to ferry their kids around.
"It's amazing they have any spare time left after the numerous family car rides."
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Parents Drive 125,000 Miles For Their Children
A new survey has revealed that parents will drive their children a huge 125,817 miles before they are old enough to drive themselves.The study, which was carried out by insurance firm Aviva, found that parents make around 117 journeys each month, totalling an average of 641 miles. This equates to up to 25 hours and 10 minutes spent driving each month.
The journeys include 28 family outings to adventure parks or playgrounds, 12 visits to friends' homes and 11 to sports clubs and practices. A further six trips are made each month to birthday parties, five to social clubs and activities, and four to music clubs or lessons.
As a result, the number of households relying on two or more cars is said to have trebled in the last 40 years, with 36% of parents having a car each in order to split the duties. This compared to just 8% in 1972.
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Parents with children at primary school were found to make the most trips (134) and miles (724) each month, while those with kids at secondary school had the lowest figures, at 100 and 568, respectively.
It is thought this is due to teenagers becoming more independent and choosing to take public transport, or walk, as opposed to a lift from their parents.
Elsewhere, the study revealed that for the first five years of a child's life, parents drive 7,143 miles each year. This then increases to 8,415 for the following six years, before falling to 6,602 each year between the ages of 11 and 16.
Heather Smith, from Aviva, said: "It's easy to see how parents could drive themselves round the bend with their children's busy social lives.
"This is due to the array of social engagements and friend's parties they are continually driving their children to and from.
"With parents having to make around 27 journeys a week for their children, it's no surprise that over a third of parents now rely on two or more cars to ferry their kids around.
"It's amazing they have any spare time left after the numerous family car rides."
(JP/CD)
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