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Who is your Valentine? One in five love their car more than their partner

This Valentine’s Day many will be choosing to snuggle up with their car rather than their partner, according to a new survey from Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance.

Almost one in five (18%) drivers said they loved their car as much as their partner, and one in 20 (five%) said they loved their cars more than their partner.

When asked why, almost one in three (30%) said it ‘makes me happy’, followed by a quarter (25%) that ‘it never lets me down’, and a fifth (22%) that ‘it’s easier to handle’. Other answers included, ‘it’s cheaper to run’ (19%) and ‘it doesn’t answer me back’ (18%).

More than a third (36%) of drivers described their car as either male (18%) or female (18%), with two-thirds saying their car had no gender.

15% of drivers also call their car by a name, with ‘baby’ being a favourite, followed by random names including Josephine, Elise and Freya to Chilli, Mervyn and Beast.

Ben Wooltorton from InsuretheGap.com, said: “Brits have always had a love affair with our cars and it looks like this is as strong as ever. Our cars are one of the few places we can escape to away from the stresses of everyday life, so this Valentine’s day maybe ditch the roses and chocolate and take a romantic drive instead.”

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