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Headline results from the October survey:

Car buying intentions

20% of panellists said they were planning to replace their current car within 12 months.
34% of those planning to buy would be looking at a late second hand vehicle.
21% of those planning to buy would be looking at a new vehicle.
58% would spend below £10,000 on their next car.

Driving instructors

16% believed that a pink badge displayed in a driving instructor’s car indicates the instructor is fully qualified and trained.

7% believed that a pink badge displayed in a driving instructor’s car indicates the car is approved for use in driving lessons.

91% would prefer a fully qualified driving instructor to a trainee.

97% believed that a driving school should be required to inform a customer when a trainee is used to conduct the lesson.


(The survey was carried out between 2 and 16 October 2009 and received 13,489 responses.)

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