THE AVERAGE WELSH FAMILY CAR JOURNEY IN NUMBERS

With the final Bank Holiday of summer 2018 on the horizon, and thousands of Brits expected to enjoy a family break this weekend, the biggest stresses of family Bank Holiday driving have been revealed. Here’s how family car journeys in Walescompare with those in the rest of the UK.

9 out of 10 motorist living in Wales have driven to a holiday destination in the UK or abroad, with the average journey consisting of three loo breaks, two bouts of tears and 11cries of ‘are we nearly there yet’ from a child passenger.

webuyanycar.com surveyed 5,000 families on their summer getaways, with the typical road trip including five rounds of eye-spy, two stops at tourist attractions and four family sing-alongs.

However, as anyone who has even been on a long, hot, family car journey will testify, our annual road trips are not always harmonious.

Motorists in Waleswill take two wrong turns, have three arguments over what music should be played and endure three instances of someone being a ‘back-seat driver’.

The poll by webuyanycar.com found the average family car journey from Wales to a holiday destination will take a painstaking SEVENhours, with Cornwall, Devon, London and the Pembrokeshirebeing the most popular parts of the UK to head to.

According to the poll, almost 40 percent of respondents in Walessaid they find driving to a holiday destination incredibly stressful,with a quarter having broken down in the past and 65percentgetting stuck in Bank Holiday traffic jams.

Richard Evans, head of technical services at webuyanycar.com, said: “We can all relate to this research. Even the cheeriest of families will have experienced stressful car journeys, whether it’s getting caught in long, motorway delays or the children playing up in the back.

‘’It’s clear from the survey that we all look for a little help when trying to make family road trips run smoothly, whether it’s an iPad or DVD player to keep the little ones quiet or a SAT NAV to put us back on track after a wrong turn.’’

Richard Evans added: ‘’At webuyanycar.com we like to make life as stress free as possible, that’s why we offer motorists a hassle free, quick way to sell their car.’’

‘’Motoring can come with a number of stresses but selling your car doesn’t need to be one of them. On average, our customersin Wales are only ever 15 minutes from their nearest webuyanycar.com branch, where they can sell their car the easy way.’’

In order to get some peace and quiet, 80 percent of the Welsh parents polled let their children play on iPads or tablets during long car journeys, with over half of parents admitting they don’t set time limits for children to play on their devices.

Over a quarter of parents in Waleshave even had DVD players installed in the back of their car to keep their offspring entertained.

Ed Sheeran topped the poll as most popular music artist for families to play in the car in order to pass the time. A third of those in Walesalso said they enjoyed a family sing-a-long to Adele, Coldplay and The Beatles.

And over 60 percent of Welsh motorists said they would never consider catching public transport to a holiday destination.

And in spite of the stresses, over 70 percent of those in the Walessaid there’s part of them that looks forward to a family road-trip, stating that it’s all part and parcel of a family holiday.