The researchers identified the filthiest areas of a car:
1. Boot - 1,425 bacteria identified
2. Driver’s seat - 649 bacteria identified
3. Gearstick - 407 bacteria identified
4. Back seat - 323 bacteria identified
5. Dashboard - 317 bacteria identified
6. Steering wheel - 146 bacteria identified.
Vehicles sampled:
• Car 1: Peugeot 307-SW; 17 years old; animals; bought second hand with one previous owner.
• Car 2: VW Golf; 5 years old; animals and children; bought third hand with two previous owners.
• Car 3: Ford Focus; 13 years old; animals and children; bought second hand with one previous owner.
• Car 4: Honda Jazz; 9 years old; animals and children; bought third hand with two previous owners.
• Car 5: Peugeot 308; 2 years old; bought second hand with one previous owner.
Toilets:
Two domestic toilets were chosen that had not been knowingly cleaned but had been used in the preceding 24 hours.
Study reveals the inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet
A study by researchers in the College of Health and Life Sciences and commissioned by Scrap Car Comparison has revealed that the inside of our cars have significantly higher levels of germs on them than the average toilet.
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