If you find yourself in a car showroom picking out the exterior colour of your next pride and joy, you might want to think twice about choosing vermillon, maroon or burgundy, because red cars are more likely to be hit by bird droppings than any other, a new survey has revealed.
The research from Halfords suggests that 18% of crimson cars are marked with guano, compared to 14% of blue cars and just 7% of white ones.
Halfords analysed 1,140 vehicles in Brighton, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol and Manchester and claims that bird number-twos cost the British motorist over £57million a year in repairs.
There are a number of theories on why red cars seem to attract bird dung more than others; some say that red symbolises danger, causing the birds to get frightened and evacuate their bowels. There is, however, no accepted scientific reason for why red cars are magnets for bird turds.
To avoid getting splatted by errant avian faeces, it's best to avoid parking under trees and telegraph lines. And if a white mark should appear on your motor, wash it off as quickly as possible to avoid damaging the paint.
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