Give your car a pet nickname and the chances are you will look after it well.
That's the findings of a survey that claimed nearly three in four car dealers found "named" cars were better cared for than other vehicles.
Around 18 per cent of car owners gave their vehicles names, with women being far more likely to do so than men, the survey found.
The most popular pet name was Betsy followed by Fred, Baby, Bertha, Betty and George.
Other popular names included The Beast, Ermintrude, Kermit, Moggy and The Tank, while unusual names included Hunk of Junk, Romford Rustbucket, Chug a Lug Bug and Rhubarb and Custard.
A total of 74 per cent of dealers said cars with character names were more likely to have a full service history, be kept in a garage, be driven better and have any minor defect replaced immediately.
The survey was carried out by fish4cars internet site.