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Many people safer in their own cars than risk getting germs while travelling on public transport. The truth for many car drivers and passengers the opposite. A British survey that most cars are so dirty inside that they are a potential breeding ground for bacteria such as the deadly E.Coli. The survey was out by the University of Nottingham. Microbiologists steering wheels, hand brakes, foot wells and seats to find out what bacteria might be there. They that most cars dirty enough to the deadly bacteria. They also discovered that most car owners very little thought to the importance of keeping their car interior hygienic.

Cars an ideal place for germs to . Over half of car owners have food onto seats, while a third have drinks. Other owners of children's vomit and 'pet accidents'. Despite this, only a quarter of owners the inside of their cars once every three months and most drivers still eat and drink at the wheel. Common problems the researchers were drink bottles under seats, used tissues in storage areas and rotting food on carpets and seat covers. A spokeswoman said: "It's really worrying to just how dirty people are letting their cars get. We were to find some bad stuff from the University of Nottingham's testing but we didn't to find bacteria relating to E.coli in there."