I'd fit in a player myself if I had to! Drivers tell MailOnline of their love for CDs as car manufacturers set to ditch devices from all new models

Drivers revealed they’re harbouring a secret love for CDs after it emerged all mainstream car manufacturers have stopped putting the players in new models.

Which? found there were no new cars with the players on sale, with the consumer group revealing that Subaru, the last brand to sell a car with the device, removed the technology earlier this year.

But the ERA, the digital entertainment and retail association, carried out research which it says shows seven million people still listen to CDs in their cars.

MailOnline took to the roads to see if this is actually the case – with one handy music addict choosing to buy and install a player himself, replacing the satnav slot.

Jane Clarke, 51, is currently driving a car without a CD player but is about to get a new one so she can listen to music again

Jane Clarke, 51, is currently driving a car without a CD player but is about to get a new one so she can listen to music again

Jane Clarke, 51, is currently driving a car without a CD player but is about to get a new one so she can listen to music again

Roger Morgan, 70, loves to listen to CDs on long journeys in his VW van

Roger Morgan, 70, loves to listen to CDs on long journeys in his VW van

Roger Morgan, 70, loves to listen to CDs on long journeys in his VW van

Roger Morgan, 70, who was travelling home from Austria in his son’s VW van, loves to listen to CDs.

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