MOTORISTS may like listening to Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell ... but they're unlikely to be caught driving like one.

The Meat Loaf classic was the number one driving-along song, according to a survey of 2000 adults conducted by Saga Motor Insurance.

Drivers who listen to blues numbers are the most likely to be caught speeding, the poll found.

And comparatively mild country songs - such as Shania Twain's hit You're Still The One - were the music category next most likely to induce drivers to speed, followed by reggae and hip-hop and classical.

The poll found that 49% of those who listened to blues and 45% who tuned in to country had committed a speeding offence.

Rock and pop music was the most popular style for drivers, with 65% choosing it, while 39% went for easy listening. The survey also showed 79% of drivers listened to music while in their cars.

Just 22% of drivers who listened to talk-based radio stations admitted having a minor accident, compared with 78% who listened to music.

Runner-up to Meat Loaf in the in-car charts was Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, with Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild in third place and Queen's Don't Stop Me Now fourth.

Saga Group chief executive Andrew Goodsell said: "Although the charts change every week, the songs people prefer to listen to while driving are still the golden oldies."