Land Rovers top boy racers for speed
MOTORISTS’ choice of car may reveal more about their driving habits than they care to think.
A study has revealed Land Rover drivers have the worst record for being caught exceeding the limit.
Research by a price comparison website has found more than one in four drivers of the Land Rover Discovery HSE v6 TD have been prosecuted for speeding.
One in five of those behind the wheel of the Range Rover Sport HSE TD6 have also fallen foul of the law.
In addition, the study showed Range Rover Sport drivers were among those with the worst record for being caught using a phone or other hand-held device on the road.
Ford owners were also found to be heavy on the pedal, with 20 per cent of S-Max Titanium TDCI drivers being caught speeding, and nearly as many Mondeo Titanium X TDCI drivers.
Confused.com produced the figures after assessing more than 4 million motor insurance quotes issued over the six months to last November. Only vehicles with at least 1,000 quotes were included.
The research also showed drivers of the Ford Galaxy Zetec TDI had the worst record for illegally using hand held devices, with one in 50 being caught.
The Audi A3 FSI t Quattro was worst for running red lights, drivers of the Peugeot 106 GTI “hot hatch” worst for careless driving, and those driving the Citroen Saxo VTR most likely to be caught drink driving.
Owners of the Vauxhall Zafira Design DTI were most likely to be caught with bald tyres, and those with a Vauxhall Astra Coupe caught without insurance
Discovery Owners Club secretary Chris Gorvin said: “As a percentage of drivers caught speeding, Discoverys cannot be that many, as the number on the road is low compared to Golfs or BMWs. I get passed by far more of the latter.”
Philip Gomm, of the Royal Automobile Club Foundation, said: “In league tables like this someone is always going to be first and worst, but the bigger concern is the huge number of offences being committed.”
Automobile Association president Edmund King, said: “All cars can break statutory speed limits, so the responsibility lies firmly with the driver, whether diving a Ford or Ferrari.”
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SlowNeutron
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:43 AMThe Disco owners club spokesman doesn't seem too bright. Maybe he's a typical example which explains why many Land Rover owners decide to buy trucks with alloys to drive fast.
Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 02:02 PMThis is like saying that if you drive a red car, you are more likely to crash than if you drive a blue car. All interesting trivia but no real meaning.
Chrisdean
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 12:00 PMGood post #1. Right on, it is the driver who handles and controls the speed of the car. The car is not the problem.
Rob Royston
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 09:55 PMThere are people who want to lead and there are followers. The people who can afford these vehicles are obviously leaders.
am fir muthaidh
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 01:20 PMAt this risk of making my own sweeping generalisation - can we assume that these cars are beyond the reach of most young people - so not many teenage boys in this rogues gallery then. May be its time we stopped stigmatising them all as group that cant be trusted behind the wheel of a car..
Willie Boy
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:19 PMWhew, good thing I don't drive a Land Rover. Maybe they should be banned.
Velv
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10:22 AM#1 you completely missed the point. Yes, it is the driver who chooses to speed, but it is usually the driver who chooses the car too. Therefore it is a reasonable statement (backed by empirical evidence) that drivers who choose a Land Rover Discovery are also more likely to choose to speed than a driver who chooses a Fiat Panda.
Ancient Wisdom
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 08:48 AMWhy not outlaw cars able to exceed the speed limit?
CASHKING7
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 04:02 AMWhat a load of crap, it is the driver not the car so it wouldn't matter what car they were in they would still have the same behaviour.
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