Fear of motorway driving affects women over 35 disproportionally, and can be very limiting. But there is help out there. Meet Cara Gorey, who conquered her fear with some expert help

Cara Gorey overcame her fear of motorway driving. Photo: Mark Condren
I’ve been driving for 20 years but for the last decade I have avoided motorways. The speed, the overtaking, the merging – it gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Repeating my driving test five times and being involved in a car crash with my kids on board has made me super fearful of motorway driving.