A 60-year-old Saab estate driver has been named the UK’s messiest car owner with her car piled so full of rubbish she is unable to take any passengers. Drivers from across the UK have been sharing pictures of their cars in disarray as part of a nationwide competition by tyre and service provider, ATS Euromaster, with the owner of the UK’s messiest car receiving a £200 Amazon voucher, perhaps to buy cleaning products to spruce up their car.
Lindy Winship was crowned a worthy winner with rubbish piled so high she can’t have passengers. Lindy joked that her and her husband always thought the car could win the ‘untidiest car in Britain’.
Lindy said of her car: “She is affectionately known as the graveyard as she’s used as a general run around and a mobile tip! Whatever needs clearing up or has been carried somewhere to clean up or repair around the farm, it all gets thrown in her. My husband even has all the bad snacks and drinks in there too.
“When my husband loses tools, I always say it’s probably in the graveyard, so a frantic search begins for a much-needed tool, which creates more mess! Apparently, everything in her comes in handy at some point!
“It’s a mammoth task to clean her, and I have to give my husband a days' notice at least!”
Paul Maynard, Technical Training Manager from ATS Euromaster said: “Many drivers will admit that their cars aren’t squeaky clean, and it can be easy for them to build up with clutter. The messiest car competition highlighted the state of many drivers' cars, and hopefully made them think about the dangers it could create.
“As well as potentially obscuring a driver's view out of windows or mirrors, if the driver needs to brake sharply the loose items could move forward and possibly interfere with the vehicle pedals and steering. A messy interior can be classed as dangerous driving, and results in a £100 fine.
“Having an excessive mess of any sort can also cause MOT failure. If your car is really dirty, technicians can refuse to even conduct the MOT at all due to the tester not being able to assess testable items due to customer property within the vehicle.”
Although it was filthy competition, there were some other notable runners up.
Rachel, 38, from Longridge, Scotland shared the state of her Hyundai i30
Rachel’s car wasn’t far behind. If you look hard enough, you can just about make out some back seats.
Mel, 57, from Benfleet, Essex shared this chaotic photo of her Ford Fiesta
If it doesn’t see a bin bag soon, Mel is going to need a car with a bigger footwell...
Helen, 48 from Scarborough, North Yorkshire revealed the mess in her Kia Sportage
Passengers have to navigate around fast food wrappers and drinks cans, but at least they’ll have a travel cushion.
Rachel, 38, from Malmesbury, Wiltshire sent a photo of the dirt and rubbish in her BMW 320D
We know there is rubbish here, but we can’t work out what it is...
Satvinder, 42, from Leicester shared how the footwell has a second purpose in this Honda Jazz
Satvinder has mastered hiding his rubbish with more rubbish.
Alison, 56, from Harleston, Norfolk also uses the footwell in her Toyota Yaris as a rubbish bin
To be fair, there’s something organised about this mess...
Angus, 21, from Dundee revealed the variety of items dumped in his Ford Fiesta
This is a clever way to make sure you’re never the designated driver.
