Brits are hindering their love lives by driving badly on dates, according to the automotive marketplace Auto Trader.
Research showed that whilst 46% of Brits admitted they believe you can tell a lot about a date’s personality from the brand of car they choose to drive, a desirable car brand will only get you so far, with three fifths (62%) believing how their date drives offers a more important insight into their personality.
Single Brits revealed the bad in-car behaviours that would make them give their date the boot, including road rage (28%), general bad driving (25%) and if their date didn’t give way to pedestrians and cyclists (18%).
Over a third (34%) admit they’d be put off by a potential partner if they had a messy car full of takeaways, in comparison to only 15% admitting they wouldn’t go on another date with someone with a dirty car.
Other big faux pas include belting out a song, with a quarter (25%) admitting they’d be put off by a date who sang loudly in the car, 35% admitted smoking or vaping in the car is a big no-go for them and one in five (19%) would cringe at a date putting their shoes on the dashboard.
To help Brits get on the road to romance and overcome these bad in-car behaviours, Auto Trader has teamed up with celebrity matchmaker, Paul Carrick Brunson, to create an in-car etiquette guide to help steer single Brits in right direction by giving them the top do’s and don’ts when sharing a car with a date.
Paul Carrick Brunson said: The in-car etiquette guide I have created with Auto Trader will give helpful pointers to overcome any in-car faux pas, putting the brakes on those bad in-car habits and giving single Brits the confidence to ‘carpool up’ and organise a memorable date.”
Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Auto Trader said: “Our research proves how many single Brits need help when sharing a car journey with a date. As Britain’s Biggest Matchmaker, we wanted to help people overcome their bad habits so they can impress their date and get carpooled up.”
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