Here's the most popular car colour in Northern Ireland

Grey has been revealed as the most popular car colour in Northern Ireland, usurping black, 2017's most prevalent colour.

According to the study conducted by SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) the moody colour is also the most popular in the whole of the UK with over one in five of new cars registered in 2018 donning grey paint.

This was the first time since records began that grey had been listed as the UK's most popular car colour with black coming out on top in 2017 and white topping the charts from 2013 to 2016.

From 2000 to 2008, silver had been the UK's most popular colour, while from 2009 to 2012 black was the in vogue choice.

At the other end of the table cream saw the biggest drop in popularity with just 559 drivers picking the colour, while surprise entries included orange and beige which were selected by 26,042 and 9,303 drivers respectively.

Of the 118 colours currently available to drivers in the UK Northern Ireland drivers only 53 were selected in 2018, compared to 116 in England.