A fifth of motorists have been put off a car journey because of the rain over the past year, according to new research. The UK was hit by a series of torrential downpours last month following Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, with the Met Office reporting the wettest February on record.
But a survey of 2,000 motorists has revealed how much of a hindrance the wet weather is - with 19 per cent admitting they had avoided driving because of the rain.
And 12 per cent of drivers, which is the equivalent of four million motorists, said they had been prevented from getting to their destination because of heavy downpours.
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