by Chris Malone
While Sundays are traditionally the day Christians attended church, it seems many Brits have developed a new Sabbath ritual – maintaining their cars and caravans.
According to new data from Kwik-Fit, 6.2 million people around the country take time out every week to care for their vehicle.
Remarkably, this is more than the 4.9 million who attend church every week and might suggest that Brits are religious about washing and repairing their motors and motorhomes.
This trend is continued when looking at things on a monthly basis, with 21.5 million motorists taking care of their vehicles at least once a month, while 7.6 million Brits attend their place of worship once in every four-week period.
Such behaviour could be a wise move for caravan owners who regularly travel long distances to enjoy a holiday in their tourer or motorhome.
“Keeping faith with regular car maintenance may not be spiritually rewarding but can certainly save money,” explained Kwik-Fit customer services director David White.
However, a separate study by the firm showed that 14 per cent of motorists have put off work needing to be done on their cars over the past six months.
