Satnav instructions 'supersede sense'

Drivers are following satnav directions on rural roads, even when they appear to be wrong, according to a new study.

In news that may be of interest to people who drive in their sales jobs, more than a quarter of drivers using satnavs admit following its instructions even when they notice they are going the wrong way or into a narrow lane.

This figure rises to just under 50 per cent of people between the ages of 18 and 24, who may be in graduate sales jobs and rushing to a meeting in their car.

Ian Jewitt of NFU Mutual Risk Management Services highlighted the importance of savvy driving on country highways.

"It's particularly worrying that a quarter of satnav 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," he said.

A recent article in the Birmingham Mail claimed that satnav errors could be a thing of the past with new car technology.

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Filed: 23-07-2008