Women drivers across the UK occupy a wide
assortment of jobs, but does the job you have reflect how good a driver you are? Diamond has discovered that Vets have one of
the worst driving records amongst women, while Insurance Brokers have one of the best.
Women's car insurance
specialist, Diamond, compiled the list from its database of 270,000 female customers. They looked at the percentage of women
drivers with a motoring conviction and the percentage of women drivers who have had an accident. The occupations with the
highest percentage on both counts were declared the worst.
Vets have one of the worst driving records for any
occupation, in fact 13% of the Vets on Diamond's records have a motoring conviction and a huge 28% have been involved in an
accident. This compares to an average of 8% of motorists who have a driving conviction and 11% who have been involved in an
accident. In second place are Hospital Doctors; 12% have a motoring conviction and 17% have had an accident. In third place
are Company Directors followed by Dentists in fourth and Financial Advisers in fifth.
Sian Lewis, Diamond's
Managing Director, said, "Many Vets work in the countryside and so spend a lot of their time driving on country roads. As
statistically these are more dangerous than main roads, this could definitely have an impact on their driving records.
Hospital Doctors and Company Directors have highly stressful jobs and so the standard of their driving might not always be at
the forefront of their minds."
Insurance Brokers lead the way for the top five safest female drivers, 3% of
them have been involved in an accident, and 3% have motoring convictions. Nurses follow in second place with 4% having had an
accident and 5% having motoring convictions. Ambulance Crew are third best, with Factory Workers in fourth place and
Supermarket Cashiers in fifth.
