Estate agents top the league table for the UK’s best drivers.
Eight in ten agents have never received a speeding fine, and 92% have never run a red light.
Police officers are the second best drivers, followed by farmers, chefs and artists – although the latter are apparently very bad at indicating.
In contrast over half of accountants (54%) have received speeding fines, making them Britain’s worst drivers.
The most worrying statistics for most people will be that doctors are worst at stopping at pedestrian crossings, and nurses the poorest when it comes to obeying traffic lights.
The survey was by financial specialist Zuto.
This story is especially dedicated to Eric Walker, managing director at Northwood, who was last week compelled to attend a speed awareness course.
He says (on Facebook) that this was for the heinous crime of travelling at 37mph in a 30mph zone in order to avoid a head-on collision.
Here’s his very funny account in which you (almost) feel sorry for the instructor.
At the end, we were told we now had a certificate which would demonstrate we had successfully completed the course negating the need for 3 points on the license. I asked if it was considered a good course and was told “It’s the best in the UK.”. I asked if I could send the certificate to Essex police who had recently clocked me at 91mph. She didn’t reply.
I figure the latest ticket is partially Dorset police’s fault. Had they booked me the ‘the best course in the UK’ sooner, then I wouldn’t have been caught by Essex police. Apparently, this is no defence in Law.
I said to the chap next to me who was heading back to London as well, “Shall I race you?” which was followed by the comment ‘Do you want your certificate or would you rather have 3 points?’ It was a slow drive back.
Comments (6)
I don’t think anyone sets out to injure others. Clearly there are folk who don’t consider other road users. A lot of our clients end up in trouble under the totting up rules. You could have been driving at 34 in a 30 zone on four occasions over a two year period. That could simply have been you held up at work and you are trying to get to your kids who are about to come out of school. Not a bad person just someone trying to juggle everything that is packed into a working day. Think of home helps and the pressure they are under every day, or Mc Millan nurses.
+ 7mph in a 30mph zone is likely to result in serious injury or death if you hit a pedestrian. I’ve been on one of those courses and once you realise the difference in the stopping distance between 30mph and 35mph you soon work out why the police concentrate on that end of the speeding offences.
Just avoid my wife when she is driving.
She is a nurse !
Eric you’ve obviously never lost a relative killed by a speeding motorist -if you had you’d never write such rubbish. I suggest you keep these crass comments to yourself in future
Surely the best way to keep your driving licence is to drive safely and within the law, as opposed to driving dangerously and then employing solicitors to try to get you off.
Very interesting reading for us at Emmersons Solicitors. Notably we represent a huge number in the medical profession who need to hang onto their driving licences in order to keep their jobs. We now know not to target estate agents in our advertising efforts.