Brit Drivers Want their SatNav to Speak with a Geordie Accent

Nearly half of all British drivers would love to be driven round the bend by a sat nav with a Geordie accent according to The Cooperative InsuranceThe survey by the leading motor insurer asked more than 2000 motorists from across the UK which accent they would most like to hear giving them directions Northern accents came top of the pile beating the dulcet southern tones with three of the top five accents coming from Bolton and YorkshireThe likes of Peter Kay and Vernon Kay have undoubtedly helped put the Bolton accent firmly on the map coming in at second place with 21 per cent of the vote with the friendly tones of the Yorkshire accent voted third most popular at 16 per cent A traditional Cockney accent came in forth place with 12 per cent With the Liverpudlian accent voted the least appealing with only 5 per cent of the... [read full story]