While convertible cars might generally be associated with younger drivers, new figures reveal that women over the age of 50 are in fact most likely to be behind the wheel of a cabriolet.

Research conducted by AA Insurance indicates that women are a third more likely to drive 'topless' than men and it is those in their fifties who are most likely to choose a convertible car.

A third of British cyclists to have fallen prey to bike thieves within the last five years, with almost one in 10 having three or more bikes stolen during that time, according to new statistics from insurer Aviva.

And power and fame is no protection from freewheeling criminals. Keen cyclists David Cameron and Boris Johnson are just two of the famous faces to have been targeted by unscrupulous bike thieves.

Lloyds TSB's customer service lines are jammed with close to 2,000 calls a day from angry customers wanting to complain, it emerged yesterday.

The bank - which is 43%-owned by the taxpayer after a multi-billion-pound bailout to save it from collapse - received more than 288,000 complaints in the first six months of this year alone.

Women may have a reputation for not being able to read maps.

But new research from insurer Sheilas' Wheels shows that the typical male motorist actually drives 276 miles in the wrong direction every year, compared to the average woman's 256 miles.