Gender bender car insurance

In news that is likely to come as a crushing blow to companies that provide car insurance for women, it seems that there is no such thing as the male driver.

Yes, you heard right, it appears that all the men mysteriously vanish the moment they get behind that wheel, that's if the latest piece of research from vehicle manufacturer Seat is anything to go by.

After surveying 3,000 UK drivers the car maker found that a surprising number of men like nothing more than to sing along to typically female-favoured artists when behind the wheel, with three favourites being Wham!, Shirley Bassey and Take That.

However, it is not only men whose listening habits change when driving. It seems that being behind the wheel has gender-bending effects on women too. And although most women motorists might not go quite as far as singing along to Tom Waits, many like to have a good sing to Meat Loaf.

"The car is a precious musical sanctuary where blokes can shamelessly practice their best falsetto to Scissor Sisters' Take Your Mamma and women can growl along to Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell, all at maximum volume," commented a former editor of both NME and Top Gear magazines.

Anyway, it's Friday and time for me to drive home to a bit of Barry White – hurray!