MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - June 10, 2012) - German-made motors are the cars most likely to be driven by motorists with speeding convictions.
That's according to research unveiled today by Swinton Insurance, which has launched an 'online speedometer' where people can see how high or low their car rates in the speeding offence stakes.
The UK's biggest High Street insurer, with 560 branches nationwide, analysed data from 11 million quote forms to find out which motorists had declared speeding convictions and compared this to 545 different makes and models of vehicles they drove.
However it is the German-made models that stand out in this list.
BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes and Audi all have more than one model of car featured in the top 50. In fact, these makes hold five of the top ten spots with the Volkswagen Phaeton holding the highest place at number four.
As well as being known as efficiently built, German cars can now add 'fast' to their list of attributes.
The top risk car in this survey was the Chrysler Ypsilon, which despite featuring a low number of quotes, had a very high conviction rate (73 convictions out of 165 quotes declaring a speeding conviction).
While British motorists will be penalised for driving their German-made cars too fast on UK motorways, the German Autobahn doesn't have a universal speeding limit, which allows motorists to hit the top speeds of their vehicle.
Steve Chelton, Claims manager at Swinton said, "German made cars are known to be efficient, stylish and now fast. However we must warn motorists that speeding is illegal and a conviction can add points to their licence, a fine and possible increase in their car insurance premium."
Swinton has created an online speedometer where motorists can enter their vehicle's make and model to find out how likely their vehicle is to be caught speeding www.swinton.co.uk/speedometer
The top 50
- Chrysler Ypsilon
- Daewoo Lacetti
- TVR Griffith 500
- VW Phaeton
- Jaguar XK
- Mercedes R Class
- Audi Q3
- Audi A7
- Citroen DS4
- BMW M6
- Alfa Romeo 159
- Volvo V60
- Aston Martin Vantage
- Alfa Romeo Brera
- Aston Martin DB7
- Ford Freda
- Kia Soul
- Volvo XC90
- Audi Q5
- Honda S-MX
- Audi A5
- Alfa Romeo 155
- BMW X6
- Nissan Murano
- Volvo 740
- Audi Q7
- JaguarXKR
- VW Tiguan
- Mazda CX-7
- Nissan GTR
- VW Touareg
- Citroen C-Crosser
- Chevrolet Captiva
- Hyundai IX35
- Porsche 911
- Jaguar XF
- Nissan Cube
- BMW X1
- Volvo C60
- Lexus RX
- TVR Cerbera
- BMW X3
- Porsche Cayenne
- Ford S-Max
- Ford Kuga
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- Ssangyong Rodius
- Peugeot 4007
- Jeep Patriot
- Jeep Commander
For more information please contact Mairead Rodden or Lucy Gordon at SKV Communications on 0161 838 7770 or emails firstname.surname@skvcommunications.co.uk
About Swinton
- With 553 branches nationwide Swinton is the UK's largest high street insurance retailer
- Unlike many other companies in the financial services industry, Swinton is committed to keeping its branches open for business, and part of the community
- Swinton provides a one-stop-shop for the insurance and related needs of its clients, offering home, car, caravan, business, holiday, motorbike and even classic car insurance
- With a dedicated team on hand at every branch to search a panel of insurers to offer quality cover at competitive rates