Men like to play Robbie Williams tunes when alone in car

FORMER boyband star Robbie Williams has been named as male motorists' favourite guilty pleasure on in-car stereos.

Tracks by the singer, who is rejoining Take That, are the top choice for men to secretly sing when alone at the wheel.

Second choice were the songs of Abba, according to a survey by Spanish car firm Seat.

The study of nearly 3,000 drivers found 14 per cent of men and 11 per cent of women admit to having embarrassing closet musical tastes which they indulge only in their cars.

More than half of those polled saw their car as a "personal sanctuary". Other top choices for male drivers were songs by Kylie Minogue and The Spice Girls.

Former editor of both NME and Top Gear magazine Conor McNicholas said: "Many of us fancy ourselves as a bit of a lead singer and turn our cars into personal karaoke booths. Who hasn't given their all to a classic fist-in-the-air ballad whilst waiting for the lights to change?"

The poll was commissioned to tie in with Channel Five's online TV show Seat Sex Drive, which pits men and women against each other behind the wheel.