The AA and Think! Are using a new campaign to highlight the dangers of using mobile phones while driving.
Motorists are being asked to convert their glovebox to a phone box to reduce the temptation of looking at their phones while driving.
A recent survey from the AA found 17 per cent of British drivers do still put gloves in their glovebox, while older drivers tend to use it to store important motoring documents, such as insurance certificates, while younger drivers use it for in-car items.
The most unusual items kept in gloveboxes including condoms, tomato ketchup and toilet roll. IT is hoped a joint campaign using stickers relabeling glove compartments will have a positive impact.
Edmund King, AA president says “I’m amazed that people still put gloves in their glovebox as I thought driving gloves disappeared in the sixties.
“The glovebox can carry a multitude of items, but the one thing we want drivers to put away is their mobile phone.
“The new sticker is designed to get people thinking about cancelling out distractions. By putting the phone out of sight it will also be out of mind."
The government recently introduced new fines for those using mobile phones while driving, with new drivers of less than two years having their licence revoked if they are caught.