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Tail-gating seen as most irritating driver behaviour, AA survey shows

Deniz Huseyin
16 October 2025
A previous survey by the AA revealed that a third 32% of drivers admit to being unaware or choosing to ignore the two-second distance rule
A previous survey by the AA revealed that a third 32% of drivers admit to being unaware or choosing to ignore the two-second distance rule
 

More than a quarter (27%) of respondents to an AA survey have said that tailgating is the most irritating behaviour carried out by other drivers.

The poll of 12,014 drivers found that a fifth (19%) of drivers are most annoyed by drivers hogging the middle lane on a motorway, while one in six (16%) get annoyed at drivers picking up and using a mobile phone when they are behind the  wheel.

More than half (55%) of drivers said that tailgating has been getting worse in recent years.

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