Here at Canvey Carriage Company, we love all things car. This week, we
decided to take a look at most popular car colours amongst drivers and why some
are more favoured than others.
While they may be less easy to spot in the dark, heat up more quickly in
the sun and call to mind taxis and hearses, black cars are eternally popular in
the UK. However, silver and blue cars continue to outstrip their darker
brothers. A recent survey showed that around 29% of cars on the roads are
silver, while 23% are blue.
The same survey also suggested that red and green cars have become less
popular in recent years and that there was little difference between the
sexes in terms of car colour, though
women were slightly more inclined towards blue and green vehicles.
Black cars are apparently more popular in the North East, while silver
is preferred in Northern Ireland. Yorkshire
and Humberside tend towards red, and the West Midlands go for white cars. There
weren’t many orange cars but they were more likely to be owned by older drivers
in the South East. The higher the social status the more likely the driver was
to own a silver car.
Does Car Colour Matter?
Canvey Carriage Company understand that cars mean different things to different people. It is true that
the colour of your car can indicate various things about your lifestyle.
Status: Some feel that black or white cars
denote status whilst those with orange, yellow or purple cars are trying to be
whacky.
Sale: When it comes to reselling the car
there are still two clear contenders for most saleable colours – silver and
black. Sellers of purple or beige cars may struggle. Various police forces
switched to silver cars a few years ago to cash in on better resale values.
Spick and span: One of the attractions of silver is
the feeling that it is by far the easiest to keep clean or indeed appear to be
clean. Black and white cars tend to show up the dirt.
Safest: Lighter colours are felt to be the
safest. Yellow, white and then red topped the poll for safety. In bad light
some colours are easier to spot than others hence the importance of using your
lights when visibility is poor.
Sanest: A motoring psychologist has
suggested that owners of beige or pastel coloured cars are more likely to
suffer from depression. The happiest drivers have blue metallic cars. Owners of
black cars try to top the pecking order whilst white car owners tend to be
distant and aloof. Other psychologists suggest that silver denotes prestige
and wealth but has a feminine energy; it is related to the moon and the ebb and
flow of the tides - it is fluid, emotional, sensitive and mysterious. It is
soothing, calming and purifying.
Suits: Some people argue
that a certain colour may suit a particular model of car such as a red Ferrari
or British Racing Green older MG. Others accept that more quirky cars (2CVs,
Beetles) can get away with more exotic colours.
