With Lent now in full swing, price comparison site Tiger.co.uk has suggested people in the UK should be giving up bad driving habits rather than the traditional items such as chocolate and alcohol.

Conducting a survey to find out exactly what people aspire to give up for Lent, Tiger.co.uk found that many drivers said they would be giving up bad driving habits.
The responses it received explaining what people have decided to give up included: “developing a mad rage toward other drivers”; “talking so much I get distracted”; “threatening my husband with things I later regret”; “snoozing at red lights”; and “trying to spray the obnoxious convertible in front of me with wiper wash”.

While almost half of males claim to be perfect drivers (41%) compared with just 35% of women, research by Tiger.co.uk shows men have greater room for improvement when it comes to driving distractions. Almost twice as many male drivers (17%) admitted needing to stop eating and drinking, reading maps and even changing clothes behind the wheel than their female counterparts (10%). According to the company, 6% of men admitted to checking out good looking drivers while they are behind the wheel compared with just 3% of women.

Graeme Kalbraier, managing director at Tiger.co.uk, said: “It’s understandable that people will get into bad driving habits over the years, but it’s really encouraging to see many of these bad habits cast aside for Lent, or hopefully longer.”

He added: “As a gesture of good will at this time, we are donating £1 for every policy bought in the month of March on the Tiger.co.uk website to tiger conservation.”