New statistics from Confused.com suggest that British drivers named James or William have a higher chance of experiencing rocketing
car insurance premiums than someone named Joshua or Alfie.
The study looked at the rates of driving convictions based on names of both men and women and found that the two former names were the most common names of drivers who had been found guilty of committing a vehicular offence.
For women, those named Ella and Emily were identified as the most likely to have committed an offence, with 11 and 8.9 per cent convicted respectively.
"Men are almost three times more likely to be convicted of driving offences than women - a fact reflected in our most up-to-date research which shows that Williams and James are the most reckless drivers," said Debra Williams, managing director at Confused.com.
She added that driving recklessly can have a significant knock-on effect for vehicle insurance premiums.
Recent figures from the Ministry of Justice have suggested that more people are being convicted of using mobile phones while driving, with 164,900 fixed penalties issued in 2006.
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