An increasing reliance by drivers on satellite navigation systems has been partially blamed for the deterioration in traditional map-reading skills among UK motorists, according to the Mail on Sunday . New research has found that over a third of UK motorists cannot read a basic road map. An astounding 83 per cent are unable to identify the 'motorway' map symbol, says a recent survey commissioned by esure .
Not that it matters - apparently only one in six keep a map in their car these days. And the majority (63 per cent) of those that do have only an out-of-date map. The same percentage of UK drivers - that's some 21 million people - would be lost without their satnav system, the research found. A further 8 per cent went so far as to admit that they could not live without theirs.
