How Important Is A Clean Car? - Car Shades

A whopping 16 million* people chose to pack up their cars and drive across the UK for their summer break this year. With families visiting everywhere from the sandy beaches of Cornwall to the countryside of the Lake District, it’s no surprise that cars have been left looking a little worse for wear afterwards!  With food and drink wrappers being the main cause for mess, closely followed by mud and leftover food and crumbs – yum!

But how often are we cleaning our cars?

According to a recent survey we conducted, only a quarter (25%) of drivers opt to clean their car monthly. Shockingly, 15% of you leave your car dirty for a year, and even worse, one in 10 drivers claim to have never cleaned their vehicle! Just 7% keep on top of car cleaning every week and only 18% empty their cars out per week. Food wrappers, clothes, litter, bags and more are left in the car for at least six months by 28% of drivers and 55% confess to not cleaning their car even when they know other people are getting in it – lovely!

Why is it important to keep your car clean?

Keeping your car clean can help improve your mindset, driving ability as well as your mood. Clutter and mess in the car can be linked to confusion, tension, and irritability. The action of cleaning the car has the same effect as cleaning any space in the house and can help reduce anxiety. Therefore, ensuring you keep your clean can have a direct positive impact on your health and wellness!

In order to help you return your car to its normal ‘pre summer’ state after a few months full of exciting adventures, we are giving away a chance to win a full valeted car clean and a set of car shades. Send in your dirty car pics and your favourite summer memories to our Facebook page, here: https://www.facebook.com/car.shades.uk Competition closes 22nd September 2021.

*SOURCE: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/rac-forecasts-unprecedented-summer-on-the-uks-roads-with-16m-staycations/