Most Britons would not give up their cars even if public transport in their area was improved, according to a survey carried out by Kwik Fit Insurance.
Nearly 80 percent of the 721 people questioned by the insurance intermediary said they were reluctant to give up their cars, even if there was better provision of buses and trains.
KFI tested the public's general attitude about the environment and whether it had led to any changes in motoring behaviour at the start of a new decade.
The 'Big Motoring Survey' discovered that not only do Britons prefer their motor cars, they are also spending more and more time in them.
Twenty percent of those questioned in the survey said they spend 10 to 20 hours in their car every week - that equates to almost a month over the year. Just over a third said they spend 5 -10 hours a week in their car – or upto 2 entire weeks a year.
Brendan Devine, Group Managing Director of Kwik Fit Financial Services, said: "The overriding sentiment seems to be that Britain's love affair with the car is set to continue long into the new decade."
The KFI survey also asked what irritated people most about modern day driving. Twenty one per cent cited traffic jams, with road rage coming a close second.
Questioned about how they planned their journeys, 39% said they used online route planners, relegating Sat Navs into second place with 31%, while a hardy 22% still preferred to read a map.
In fact 53% of respondents said the age of Sat Navs was making us lazy and thought that we were losing our ability to read road maps.
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