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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Are we there yet? Parents ‘snap up items to keep children occupied on journeys’

Nearly a third of parents surveyed for Clearpay said their children actively ask for travel items (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Archive)

Many adults may recall turning to guessing games or colouring books when they were children to keep themselves entertained on long car journeys – but new research suggests many parents are now spending significant sums on an array of gadgets to help prevent boredom kicking in.

Some (98%) of parents surveyed said they had bought items in the past year to help make travelling with their children easier, according to buy now, pay later provider Clearpay.

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