British drivers are risking higher car insurance premiums by blindly following their satellite navigation systems into danger, warns a new report.
According to research from NFU Mutual, over a quarter of drivers said they had followed directions from their sat navs, even if it appeared that it was sending them along an unsuitable rural road .
As a result, people are increasing their risk of having a serious accident and having to make a claim on their car insurance, as there are higher crash rates on rural roads.
Ian Jewitt of NFU Mutual commented: “The survey shows that there is still an alarming lack of knowledge about the hazards of rural roads. It’s particularly worrying that a quarter of sat nav users continue to follow the gadget’s instructions even when their eyes tell them they are heading up a farm track. This may account for some of the reports of vehicles stuck in fields and deep fords.”