Britain’s top road rage phrases revealed

Road rage is something most motorists will have faced one time or another — and new research has revealed the phrases Brits are most likely to spout when seeing red behind the wheel.

The survey of 1,329 motorists across the UK by private number plate specialists Click4Reg has found that ‘Go on then, move!’ is the most popular choice of words by enraged drivers — with 72 per cent saying they have used the phrase.

Following just behind is ‘Is the person in front dead?’, with 70 per cent of respondents having said this at some point, while ‘He’s not even looking’ rounded out the top three with 67 per cent.

Passive-aggressive statements also seem to be popular amongst road rage Brits — with 61 per cent of those surveyed having said ‘You’re welcome’ in a sarcastic manner to another motorist.

It should be mentioned Click4Reg opted to omit suggestions with expletives in, which has likely skewed these results, but the data collected proves road rage is a common problem in the UK.

In fact, 78 per cent said they have at some point experienced a burst of anger behind the wheel — with 46 per cent of all saying they experience it on a daily basis.

Some prove to be far more aggressive than others when overcome with road rage though, with 66 per cent of respondents claiming to be reluctant to use their vehicle’s horn — while the other 34 per cent identified as ‘serial honkers’.