BMW and Porsche targeted by vandals

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Owners of BMWs and Porches are more likely to become victims of car vandalism according to a recent study.

It also found that drivers of the high-end vehicles are at an increased risk of vandalism in London - which has the largest number of malicious damage claims made.

According to the survey of more than 25,000, conducted by elephant.co.uk over the last five years, the Porsche was the most-vandalised of any car.

The BMW Z3 is the most-vandalised model in the survey followed by the Chrysler Crossfire and the Porsche Cayenne.

The worst area, by postcode, for malicious damage to cars was west central London, followed by east central London, west London and south west London.

Edinburgh and Glasgow were also in the top 10 worst-affected areas list.

A company spokesman said: "It could be that luxury cars are targeted because of old-fashioned envy. Sadly some people are jealous of those who drive expensive cars, while in the case of convertibles, they are an easy target. It's relatively simple to slash a fabric roof or PVC window."

These are the models for which the most malicious damage car insurance claims have been made over the last five years:

  1. BMW Z3
  2. Chrysler Crossfire
  3. Porsche Cayenne
  4. Porsche Boxster
  5. BMW Z4
  6. Ford Streetka
  7. Honda S2000
  8. Smart Forfour
  9. Audi TT
  10. MG MGF

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