Cologne, Germany - Most gender differences in motoring habits have been confirmed in a survey conducted in Germany on the basis of 150,000 insurance policy holders.

The poll, conducted by the business consultancy Nafi on behalf of the Capital Investor finance weekly, confirmed most perceptions of men and women drivers.

Only 16 per cent of men allow friends to drive their car while the figure is about 25 per cent for women. Men prefer to take the wheel of a car that is in general more expensive than the vehicle owned by a woman.

Only 2 per cent of women buy a car worth more than 50,000 euros (78,600 dollars) while the figure is 5.1 per cent for men. Men clock more kilometres than women. Some 46 per cent of German male drivers drive between 12,000 to 30,000 kilometres a year while 60 per cent of women drive less than 12,000 kilometres a year.

"The male-female comparison confirms most preconceptions," said Nafi Ceo Ivana Hoeltring when presenting the results. (dpa)