Around 2,250 people in London alone are believed to have been victim of the scam in the past two years, where this type of fraud has become 'epidemic'.

It still turns heads, even being deemed the most eye-catching car in the world, according to a new study using eye-tracking technology by AutoTrader.

A year ago the price of petrol and diesel reached record highs , with drivers in many areas paying more than £2 a litre to fill up.