Drivers of black cars are more likely to break the speed limit, according to new research by elephant.co.uk.
Studying data from over 1.5 million motorists, the insurance company found that over a quarter of drivers of black cars had points on their licence for speeding. This made them 9% more likely than average to be caught breaking speed limits.
And while they traditionally have the racier image, red car drivers were found to be 13% less likely than average to be caught speeding.
After black, grey was the next 'speediest' colour, while drivers of purple cars were the most likely to keep within the limits of the law.
Commenting on the data, Brian Martin, managing director of elephant.co.uk, said: "We found it didn't necessarily correlate that black cars would have bigger engines, so evidently for drivers of these coloured cars, the temptation to break the speed limit is simply too great whatever their engine size."
And in further bad news for drivers of black cars, it seems the sophisticated colour choice may also be the least green.
According to the Washington Post, black cars may be banned in California, as the dark colour doesn't reflect heat as effectively and means it takes more energy to keep the car cool.
