Kids still hailing Mum's taxi at 30: Poll finds parents drive 1,700 miles year ferrying their children around Parents fear their offspring will still need lifts into their 30s They drive 1,700 miles a year to drop off their children Some parents are prepared to act as a taxi service for their children for ever, a poll has found. Some mothers and fathers reckon they will still be driving their children around until their offspring are well into their 30s, the poll found. And of those parents who regularly drive their children around, 15 per cent think they will never stop giving their children lifts. Based on responses from 1,000 parents of children up to the age of 30 who regularly drive their family around, the survey showed that mothers and fathers drive around 1,700 miles a year taking their children on lifts. Lift: Some mothers and fathers fear they will still be driving their children around until their children are well into their 30s This equates to running up an annual taxi bill of £7,813, with parents spending the equivalent of four days a year waiting in their cars to pick up their children. A total of 40 per cent of parents expect to continue giving their children lifts until they pass their driving test , with 19 per doing so until they leave home and 17 per cemt until their children can afford a car, according to the Allianz Your Cover Insurance poll. Parents of 13-16-year-olds drive the most each week, while those with children aged nine to 12 spend the most time hanging around waiting to pick them up. Taking children to a friend's house was the main reason for the family taxi service to spring into action, followed by driving children to an after-school club. Parents spend up to 25 days a year ferrying their children around, according to a separate survey Jon Lott, of Allianz Your Cover Insurance, said: 'Mum and Dad's taxi service is getting UK families from A to B and with these trips totalling a mileage close to 2,000 per year, it's clear families are depending on a regular family taxi service to help manage their busy lifestyles.' Parents spend up to 25 days a year ferrying their children around, according to a separate survey carried out by the AA earlier this year. A third of parents spend between 10 and 49 hours a month behind the wheel taking children to social and extracurricular events, while two per cent spent more than 50 hours driving their children around every month. But nearly one in 20 parents admitted they never took their children to any activities outside of school.