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Safety 'not coming first' on school run

By Tom Farley, Mon 28 Apr 2008 - Published in Car Insurance

A total of some 15 per cent of parents doing the school run have admitted to driving children around when the youngsters have not been correctly secured to child safety seats.

A new study for Sainsbury's Car Insurance has revealed that parents are not taking the proper precautions when it comes to child safety in cars.

The survey also found that more than 1.6 million people, or eight per cent of drivers on the school run, have had an accident on a journey to and from school.

"By highlighting the dangers of the school run, we're hoping more people will strap their young passengers in securely," said Joanne Mallon, manager of car insurance at Sainsbury's.

The study found that men were more likely than women to have an accident on the school run. It also noted that men were more likely to drive children that were not correctly fastened in.

Earlier this month, Sainsbury's noted that a failure to haggle over the price of a new car could be costing Britons a total of some £286 million.