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<\/p>\nWhen it comes to cleaning our cars, we’re a nation of slobs!<\/p>\n
We polled 1,006 UK car owners to find out their attitudes to car cleanliness, and discovered that 61% of car owners wait longer than a month before cleaning the inside of their cars, with a shocking 7% admitting to only cleaning their car’s interior once a year, or never at all.<\/p>\n
In light of this, we’ve been on a nationwide hunt to track down Britain’s messiest cars, hosting a photo competition with hilarious results – from mobile wardrobes on the back seats to apple cores all over the dashboard.<\/p>\n
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Jenny Dimmock, from Worcester, explained she learnt the hard way that milkshake and travel sickness don’t mix well: “I almost don’t need to explain this one! We were going to visit my grandparents in Birmingham and my daughter had just drank a milkshake before we left… I really wish she hadn’t!”<\/p>\n
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Geraldine Sykes, from Solihull, explained just how much her love of apples has taken over her car: “Core blimey! This is the in cider my car and it doesn’t get any better – juice wait until you see the rest of it. I am always chomping on apples and other fruit as I drive along resulting in quite a composting effect…”<\/p>\n
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Mike Larmey explained that his wife is to blame for this particularly dirty car: “This is our little runaround that the wife uses when she has the dogs. We bought it brand new and here it is a year and a half later having never received a wash.”<\/p>\n
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Beth Phelan, 23 from London, explains that this picture doesn’t even get close to her usual standards of cleanliness. “This is my car when it’s clean! I just find it really hard to put things away, or clean up after myself – it’s much easier to just throw it on the floor. If you think my car is bad, you should see my room.”<\/p>\n
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Alice Bennett’s crazy work schedule has turned her car into a travelling wardrobe. She explains: “I travel a lot for work and to see friends so always seem to have clothes and shoes in my car just in case. My boyfriend calls it my mobile wardrobe! I clear it out every so often but it builds up pretty quickly. Most people find it funny but it is embarrassing, sometimes.”<\/p>\n
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It would seem using your car as a mobile wardrobe is increasingly popular, with nearly half (48%) of people surveyed saying they store clothes in their cars, as Hannah Lees, who works in sales, knows well. “My car is basically my second wardrobe, I am always going to various meetings and pitches last minute so I always keep a backup outfit and shoes on my back seat!”<\/p>\n
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Joyce Julianne explains that the state of her car often leaves her feeling embarrassed: “I don;t know how it ends up like this, but last time I took it for a service, I asked them NOT to valet it because I was way too embarrassed.”<\/p>\n
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Samantha Devine confessed that her busy schedule is the reason for her car being messy: “Life really just gets in the way. I have a full time job as a social worker which as you can imagine, gets a bit hectic on occasion. I have two teenage children who are not particularly helpful and a hubby who is a total workaholic and is not really a car person. I did promise when I got this car that I would keep is clean – I did for the first month (I promise).”<\/p>\n
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For Leah Finch it was her friend’s car that left her shell shocked, explaining: “I was meeting my friend in a car park, we were shopping for her new flat. This is the site that greeted me. I asked if she was going to tip, and she just shrugged and said it was always like that. I just HAD to take a picture.”<\/p>\n
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For Brian Harrington in Newbury, the reason for his car being a mess was not his fault at all! “I was helping to clear out my parents-in-laws house, it’s the only time my car hasn’t been spick and span!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"