Analysis by MoneySuper market.com reveals that the type of car you drive is not just a matter of personal choice, but can also be influenced by your name. The UK’s number one comparison site analyzed 17 million car insurance searches through its site and has come up with cars people are most likely to drive based on their name.
For example, anyone called Stephen will most likely drive a Land Rover, while Jessica is most likely to drive a Ferrari. (I only know one Jessica and she is too young to drive, damn!)
Celebrities have a penchant for fast cars. Surprisingly the analysis shows men with the name Justin are most likely to drive Porsches. In reality, this isn’t worlds apart from Justin Bieber’s real choice of motor, which is a Fisker Karmer – a luxury hybrid car.
The research also found that Damiens and Vincents are the names most likely to drive a Porsche, whereas Jades and Garys have the highest affinity with Ford brands. Moving off-road, Bruce and Donald are more likely to own Jeeps, while Nigel and Roger will have an affinity towards Land Rovers. Those who topped the chart of souped-up Subaru drivers are called Shane, Dale and Carly, while those most likely to drive Skoda’s have more sensible names such as Norman, Roland and Valerie. The research found the names highly associated with Jaguars are Bernard, Malcolm, Audrey and Janet, while someone called Jeremy is most likely to drive an Aston Martin – taking after Mr Clarkson himself!
Peter Harrison, car insurance expert at MoneySupermarket said, “So what’s really in a name? When it comes to driving a car, your name does actually influence the type of car you are most likely to drive according to our analysis. While celebrities and sports personalities are being photographed getting out of the latest luxury vehicles, our analysis shows that some of their namesakes may also have a preference for nice cars, despite the having a very different lifestyle.
