Brits are driving further from home in the search for romance with love-seekers now happily driving more than 150 miles to go on a date, new research has revealed.
One in five single Brits have admitting going on a date or having a relationship with a partner over 150 miles away – the equivalent of London to Cardiff.
On average, the furthest singles would travel for a date is 63 miles, which is the distance between London and Oxford.
Singletons in the South West are the most adventurous when it comes to seeking out love, with the furthest they are prepared to travel for a date or relationship averaging at 73 miles, followed by Londoners at 67 miles.
Those most content to look for love closer to home are those in the East Midlands, who venture up to 46 miles away.
The average distance love-seeking British singles drive each week to meet dates or a long-distance partner is 29 miles.
That means singles are romantically revving up a whopping 502 million ‘love’ miles each week for candlelit dinners and maybe a kiss and a cuddle.
Simon Ewart from Vauxhall, who conducted the study of 1,500 singletons, said: “We really are prepared to go the extra mile for love. Technology coupled with greater car ownership means we are more mobile in our search for ‘the one’.”
