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Research on frustration in the car in the past has focused on studies of cognitive overload (Uchiyama, Kojima, Hongo, Terashima, & Wakita, 2002) and the effects of aggression and mental state on driving behaviour . Therefore it is observed as an interplay between the mental state of the driver and the prevailing road conditions (Underwood, Chapman, Wright, & Crundall, 1999). Difficult driving conditions have been more often associated with drivers’ angry or aggressive responses in the car while encountering congested roads and long journeys. Therefore, the focus of past inquiries has been based on the driving activity itself. In our study we do not directly measure frustration in the car (as this would be challenging to do in real time driving), instead we describe from empirical ethnographic data some of the sources of frustration that can contribute to stress for drivers in the family car. Previous studies in the HCI literature have spoken in detail of the distractions experienced in cars and have led to useful insights on how technology and car design may support drivers better (Burnett, 2011).