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There were reports of car crashes across West Yorkshire, including incidents on the M62 and bus prangs in Leeds and Wakefield.

We recorded the highest number of reported bumps, scrapes and prangs, with six per cent having an accident.

When, like his little mate Hammond, Clarkson prangs a tasty motor at 150mph, who is going to rush to his aid, patch him up and get him off to hospital?

Lee Woodley of Accident Exchange said: "Parked car prangs cost the insurance industry more than pounds 1.2bn annually in repairs.

Last month a judge ordered a crash-for-cash ring in Manchester to pay record damages of pounds 400,000 for staging 30 prangs in a year at the same quiet roundabout.

According to Specsavers, Southampton has emerged as the safest place, with just eight percent residents reporting prangs. (ANI)

Not only that, prangs to aircraft inconvenience passengers, jeopardize an airline's image and potentially compromise safety.

Freak incidents involving animals topped the list of the most bizarre claims made to insurer Norwich Union in 2005, with food-related prangs in second place.

Research by insurer elephant.co.uk found that women are more likely to have prangs in car parks, on roundabouts and at traffic lights.