Surprisingly Land Rover drivers are more likely to speed than boy racers, new research has revealed. Which means it’s Dads rather than Lads causing havoc by speeding on our roads.
Surprisingly Land Rover drivers are more likely to speed than boy racers, new research has revealed. Which means it’s Dads rather than Lads causing havoc by speeding on our roads.
Over a quarter of Land Rover Discovery owners have been caught speeding on public roads, contrary to common wisdom that boy racers in hot hatchbacks are the most likely to be found speeding.
However research revealed that Citroen Saxo VTR drivers are worst for driving under the influence whilst Peugeot 106 GTI owners are least likely to comply with traffic lights. Stats also showed that Ford Galaxy Zetec owners are caught most often using their phones while driving.
The data, compiled from more than 4 million Confused.com insurance quotes, stretches back over the last five years. Information from each quote sent to the site made it possible to accumulate the total amount of offences for vehicles on UK roads.
Here are the full results:
Car model
Percentage of owners with speeding offence(s)
Land Rover Discovery HSE V6 TD 26%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE TD6 20%
BMW 320 DM Sport 20%
Ford S-Max Titanium TDCI 20%
Ford Mondeo Titanium X TDCI (140) 19%
Car model worst for
Audi A3 S3 FSI t Quattro Failing to comply with traffic light signals
Peugeot 106 GTI Driving without due care and attention
Vauxhall Astra Edition 16V Coupe Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks
Citroen Saxo VTR Driving or attempting to drive with alcohol level above limit
Landrover Range Rover Sport HSE TD6 Exceeding speed limit on a motorway
Vauxhall Zafira Design DTI Using a vehicle with defective tyres
Of course if you have company cars and wish to curb the speeding and excess fuel ussage associated, there are products on the market to help identify the areas of misuse. Motiva Group offer it’s telematics product, Motrak as one such product. To find out more click here.
