{"id":9227,"date":"2025-09-09T05:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/9227\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T05:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:49:11","slug":"gen-z-get-anxious-about-this-everyday-activity-sparking-a-debate-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/9227\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z get anxious about this everyday activity \u2013 sparking a debate online"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey has found that a surprising number of Gen Z<\/a> drivers are feeling stressed over one of the most basic parts of car ownership: filling up the tank.<\/p>\n

Online car retailer Cazoo revealed that 62 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds experience what they call “refuel anxiety,” as per The Times<\/a>. Of the 2,000 participants surveyed, a further 29 per cent said they suffer anxiety specifically while at the petrol station.<\/p>\n

The worries range from choosing the wrong fuel to parking too far from the pump, with some even concerned about the hygiene of the pumps themselves.<\/p>\n

More than two-thirds of Gen Z respondents also admitted to asking a family member, partner or friend to refuel their car for them, simply to avoid the feelings of anxiety<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for the conversation to spill over onto TikTok<\/a>, where one user, citing the article, was brutally “begging” them to “never drive a car, ever again.”<\/p>\n

“If you are worried about your ability to fill up gas, I am worried about your ability to drive the car,” user @newspeakmedia<\/a> shared. <\/p>\n

The revelation quickly sparked debate in the comments. One person wrote: “This has to be a joke? There\u2019s no way.”<\/p>\n

A second added: “As a Gen Z this is crazy to me.”<\/p>\n

Others, however, jumped to the defence of younger drivers, pointing out that refuelling can feel daunting at first.<\/p>\n

“I’m a millennial and it was oddly scary the first few times too, and I’m still nervous about hitting the diesel button by mistake,” one quipped.<\/p>\n

Another argued: “This is worse than the millennial avocado toast articles we suffered through. Why are all these articles saying Gen Z is too scared to do basic adult things?!”<\/p>\n

And a third shared: “I’m Gen X and I didn’t learn to drive till I was 23 and had a panic attack the first time I had to fill up my car because nobody had taught me.”<\/p>\n

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