Car journey survival guide

Watch the following video to find out how you can help ensure your family will always end up at the right destination

The long awaited August bank holiday is just around the corner and many of us will be heading off on a fun filled weekend with the family.

But while you will be making sure you pack the sun cream, the buckets and spades or in some cases the waterproofs, how much thought will you give to the planning of your journey?

Granted family car journeys can be stressful enough as it is, with the children fidgeting and getting impatient in the back and constantly asking “are we nearly there yet?” it doesn’t take long before we are all wishing the journey was over. But what if you get lost on the way? That’s when the pressure really hits and the steam starts to gush out of both ears.

However research shows most of us will find ourselves in this situation as two thirds of us regularly get lost behind the wheel and over a third of us pretend we know where we are going even though we so clearly don’t.

And this comes as no surprise as it appears many of us are relying on out of date maps and satellite navigation systems, which means these little driving disasters are completely unnecessary.

In the following video Paul Beauchamp from Ordnance Survey shares his tips to make sure you stay on the right track every day.

To watch the video click on the image above.

For more information visit http://blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk