Parents spend £170,000 taxiing kids says esure Car Insurance

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Parents spend £170,000 taxiing kids says esure Car Insurance

Research has been published by esure Car Insurance today claiming that parents can spend up to £170,000 in their lifetime purely on driving their children to various destinations.

This is calculated on the estimation that an average child is driven 3,500 miles per year to school, parties and leisure activities until they reach the legal driving age of 17.

The survey found that mothers were most youngsters' "chief cabby", as 40 per cent of their time behind the wheel was spent driving their children around, compared to ten per cent for men.

Among the reasons for children asking their parents for lifts, shopping trips was the highest, with 68 per cent of parents driving their children somewhere for this purpose, compared to 67 per cent to friends' houses and 61 per cent to parties.

School runs and trips to sports activities made up 42 and 48 per cent of driving trips respectively.

Mike Pickard, head of risk and underwriting at esure, said: "Parents are really being given the run around by their kids when it comes to giving them free lifts. And considering the frequency and mileage involved, it's fortunate for children that they don't have to fork out taxi prices."

Customers with esure Car Insurance could receive no claims discounts of up to 75 per cent and prospective customers can take up a ten per cent discount if they buy online.

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