The East Midlands has been named as the best UK region for tradespeople by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
The brand said this was based on a survey of 1,000 van drivers, which compared average weekly working hours, feelings of stress at work, and average weekly work mileage.
Those in the East Midlands came out on top in a combined score with these factors, with the lowest mileage, and below average working hours and stress.
Northern Ireland and Wales came second and third in the rankings, while London was found to be the worst, with the highest mileage and above-average working hours.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles national fleet manager and mental health first aider Craig Cavanagh said: “We understand the challenges that many of the UK’s tradespeople are experiencing, but the regional differences highlighted in this index, have really been eye-opening.”
