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Gave their car a name four in ten 39 drivers.
Four in ten 39 pilots gave their car a name, according to the AA Driving School.
Women are much more likely than men to have named a car, with 50 half saying they did over a third of 33 men.
Young drivers aged 18-24 were by far the age group most likely to say they had named a car with a huge seven in ten who made 70, compared to only three in ten of 30 more drivers 65.
Among the drivers who have named a car, a third 30 said they decided on a nickname based on the car's registration number.
The second most popular way to choose the name of their car was choosing a name that seemed to suit the personality and romantic percent of the car said they named their car after their partner or spouse.
Other popular ways to decide among those named were based on a car's make or model of the car 16, 8 color, pick a name they like 8 or naming it after a celebrity 1 1 partner 1 or their children.
AA-Populus research also revealed the most popular and unusual names people give their cars the most common names or group names were.
Names with blue in Bluebelle Eg, Blue Boy and Bluey.
Names starting with e g Small Small Beauty, Little Star and Little Mighty.
Names starting with e g Old Old Gal Old Lady and Old Whitey.
Some of the more unusual responses gave people when asked what the car was named included the terror shed, Crudmobile, Brian and Jack Cactus.
Celebrities and famous cars also influence with Britney, The Batmobile, Herbie, McQueen and brightening kit all agricultural activities in the list.
Naming a car is obviously not for everyone, but as one respondent Everyone who names their car t shouldnt be allowed on the road.
The fact that young drivers are much more likely to have named a car is probably a reflection of what a huge impact by passing your driving test has on your life.
Jim Kirkwood, managing director of the driving school AA said that most drivers spend much time in their cars and depend for the proper functioning of their daily lives, so it is perhaps not too surprising that the name as another member of the family.
The fact that young drivers are much more likely to have named a car is probably a reflection of what a huge impact by passing your driving test has on your life.
Once you get a little more, the novelty wears off a bit, but start with the joy of driving is very real That said, overall figures suggest that this is part of driving pleasure that stays with long after many drivers have passed their test.
AA same name some of his own vehicle response team of Special Operations SORT names each of its Land Rover specially adapted which are used to rescue flood Every Land Rover is the name of a fish trout, pike, carp, tench, roach, bream, perch and Wanda.
And some instructors AA driving school, and students have called their names whose cars Aaron Gino, Jacks, Zeus and Seamus.
Populus interviewed 24.351 adults aged 18 years in the automotive panel AA-populus online between March 21, 2014 3rd February populus is a founding member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
Of the 9 505 respondents who named a car, they decided on the name of their latest car.
We chose a name that seemed to suit the personality of the car 27.
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