Autoquake: Men wash car lights more often than women
Posted by Fiona Birkwood
Car lights are more likely to get cleaned if the vehicles owner is male, a survey has suggested.
Conducted by online vehicle retailer Autoquake, the survey questioned more than 1,000 motorists on their car-cleaning habits.
Some 56 per cent of the women questioned said they leave their vehicles unwashed for six months or more, compared to 44 per cent of men.
Just over a third of those quizzed said that they only wash their vehicles both inside and out twice a year.
More than one in ten, however, only clean their cars thoroughly once a year, while four per cent admitted to never doing so.
Dermot Halpinm, chief executive at Autoquake, said that letting a car get dirty is a bad idea.
“It doesnt just look shabby, nasty deposits like birdlime can damage a cars paintwork, while salted roads in winter can corrode alloy wheels,” he said.
Earlier this month, Auto Windscreens advised motorists to make sure they are using proper washer fluid to clean their windscreens, stating that this prevents the glass from being scratched.
