'The worst drivers own BMWs'

BMW owners have been named as the worst drivers in Britain in a poll of more than 5,000 motorists.

The survey showed that the image of the BMW driver has not changed since they came to symbolise the brash winners of the boom-bust economy of the 1980s.

"They seem to be unable to use signals, expecting others on the road to have psychic powers," said Ian Vince, co-author of The Myway Code, who organised the survey.

"The BMW is a smug car and perhaps there is some envy towards the drivers from those of us in our Fiestas."

Mr Vince added: "BMWs are solidly and beautifully built cars and, as a result, their drivers seem detached from the rest of the world."

My last four cars have been BMWs.