Claims figures show BMW drivers not worst on road
June 11, 2009 by admin
Filed under News, News-Insurance
According to a recent report many motorists think that the worst drivers on the road are those that drive BMWs. However, recently released figures relating to insurance claims have suggested that this is not the case.
Officials from Auto Trader Compare recently carried out research, and the results showed that nearly 60 percent of respondents thought that BMW drivers were the worst drivers on the roads of the UK.
The results went on to show that 42 percent of respondents thought that Subaru drivers were the worst drivers, and next on the list were Audi drivers and then Mercedes Benz drivers.
With regards to BMW drivers many of the respondents said that they thought that they were bad or dangerous drivers because they drove too fast, intimidated other drivers on the road, overtook in places that were no appropriate, and drove too close to the vehicle that was in front of them.
However, claims figures that were recently released showed quite a different story, with the drivers that appeared to be making the most insurance claims being drivers of Ford vehicles. The research into insurance claims was released by Swiftcover.com and looked at claims between April 2008 and April 2009. The figures showed that 23 percent of all claims were from Ford drivers.
The research from Auto Trader Compare also showed that 37 percent of people still thought that men were safer and better drivers than women, and that van drivers, younger drivers, and old drivers were still amongst the worst on the road. Londoners were deemed to be the worst drivers in terms of area, and Sunday drivers were thought to be worse than rush hour drivers.
Tags: respondents, area, bmws, car insurance, insurance claims, rush hour drivers, car accident, Ford
