The over 50s often seen as avoiding hi-tech aids appear to be adopting them in great numbers.

Although it must be noted that they are the most responsible when it comes to using hand-held devices when driving (12 % compared with 33% of 18-34 year olds –the worst offenders)

The insurer, Saga,  feels that in this age bracket 31% of drivers are finding hands-free aids a distraction. This brings cause for concerned when paired with the findings released by Saga that 32% of over-50s use sat nav systems and a further 20% use cruise control systems whilst driving.
 In addition Andrew Goodsell, of Saga, commented: “Installing high-tech gadgets, or leaving personal possessions such as mobiles and laptops in the car is an attraction to thieves, so we are urging people to make sure they keep high value items out of sight and to check they have adequate insurance cover,”  so there is a great need for car insurance.

Stark Wayne contributes content to the comparechecker blog. He was notably outspoken as a lobbyist for the launch of the widely opposed price checker for comparison sites, comparechecker.com