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The blame name game throws up surprises
publication date: May 14, 2010
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author/source: Robin Roberts
New research suggests there just might be more to a
name than you may think as the UK’s most accident-prone surnames have
been revealed.
Online car insurance specialist elephant.co.uk has found it’s motorists
named Clark who took the top spot and were found to be the most likely
to be involved in a car accident.
The company looked at its database of over 350,000 accident claims over
the last three years to find out which surnames featured the most.
Topping the list was Clark, closely followed by Allen and Lewis.
Instead of looking at the surnames with the highest
number of accidents,
elephant.co.uk looked at the surnames with the highest frequency of
accidents.
Clarks are 10pc more likely than the average driver to
have a claim for
an accident. Allens are 8pc more likely, and those called Lewis 6pc
more likely. |  |
The least accident-prone surnames have also been revealed. At the other
end of the scale Roberts, followed by Hall and Davies take the safest
driver accolades.
The research found that Roberts are 15pc less likely than the average
driver to have an accident, and those named Hall and Davies are 14pc
less likely.
elephant.co.uk MD, Brian Martin (above) said, “Although a bit of fun, there are
obvious differences in the accident rates of some surnames compared with
others.
“However, we all know not every Clark is going to be a risky driver, and
not every Roberts is going to be a particularly safe driver and it’s
definitely not something we rate our policies on.” |
| Shocking surnames | | Safest surnames | 1. Clark
| | 1. Roberts
| 2. Allen
| | 2. Hall
| 3. Lewis
| | 3. Davies
| 4. Green
| | 4. Hill
| 5. Watson
| | 5. Wood
| 6. Stewart
| | 6. Hughes
| 7. Jackson
| | 7. Bell
| 8. Baker
| | 8. Jones
| 9. Cooper
| | 9. Young
| | 10. Mitchell | | 10. Turner |
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