Nearly two-thirds of young people in the UK are anxious about refuelling their cars, a survey has found. Online car retailer Cazoo found that 62 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds suffer from what researchers have called “refuel anxiety", The Times reported. This was almost double the proportion of the total 2,000 respondents who reported anxiety at the petrol station, at 39 per cent.
Outside of concerns over sky-high fuel prices, young drivers reported fears over parking close enough to the pump, identifying the correct type of fuel, or competently operating the petrol nozzle. Researchers said the stem of the worries related to fear of making a mistake in public.
More than two-thirds of respondents also said they had asked a partner, family member or friend to fill up for them to avoid feeling anxious. Generation Z respondents also reported concerns over hygiene and a fear of queues.
The high levels of anxiety follow reports that the number of 17- to 20-year-olds holding a full driving licence has halved compared with the late 1980s. Roughly one in four people between the ages of 17 and 20 currently hold a full driving licence, according to figures released by the Ministry of Transport, down from almost one in two young adults in 1989.
Cazoo previously found that many young drivers were also anxious about parking. However, unlike the disparity in figures on the polling for petrol stations, nearly every single respondent said they suffered anxiety about parallel or reverse parking. That figure was at 96 per cent.
Full story Gen Z running out of fuel in their cars because they’re scared to fill them up | The Independent
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