London - Forget racy red or canary yellow. When it comes to choosing the colour of a new car, our most popular choice is safe and traditional blue.
It has overtaken silver as our favourite vehicle colour, a survey shows.
More than 25 800 drivers were questioned by the AA. Twenty-one per cent said they would pick blue when choosing their next car. This was followed closely by silver, at 19 percent, and black with 18 percent. Red – a colour associated with sports cars such as Ferraris – is languishing at 14 percent.
Beige, the colour of the 1970s, is at the bottom of the list with a mere 1 percent.
The AA report says: “When it comes to reselling the car, there are now three clear contenders for most saleable colours – blue, 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.”
The AA said that many drivers believe lighter colours are easier to spot on the road and therefore safer.
Daily Mail