Black marks for Clarks in car insurance stakes
Examining the frequency of crashes among those with popular surnames, a poll reveals that drivers named Clark make the most claims.
The next most accident-prone names were Allen and Lewis, the survey by insurance company elephant.co.uk found.
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Hide AdDrivers named Green, Watson, Stewart and Jackson also featured high in the accident-claim list, while the drivers least likely to have an accident were called Roberts, Hall and Davies.
Clarks were 10 per cent more likely than the average driver to have claimed for an accident while those called Roberts were 15 per cent less likely.
Elephant.co.uk managing director Brian Martin said: "Although the survey is a bit of fun, there are obvious differences in the accident rates of some surnames compared with others."