IS DRIVING AT WORK DANGEROUS?

Very. Driving long distances (around 25,000 miles a year) is the third most dangerous occupation in the UK, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

RoSPA estimates, based on official accident-at-work statistics, show that:

• Anyone usually driving 25,000 miles a year stands a 1:8,000 chance of being killed.

• There is a higher chance of being killed at the wheel of a car than being killed working on a building site.

• This amount of driving is almost as risky as working down a coal mine, where there is a 1:7,000 chance of suffering a fatality each year.