Women won't have any trouble with the new car
maintenance
questions on the driving theory test. According to a recent survey, women
are more than capable
of maintaining their own cars.
Learner drivers sitting the test from the 1 September will
be expected to
have knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance. Diamond, a
direct insurer specialising in car insurance for women
surveyed their
customers on how much car maintenance they do themselves.
Scottish women came out on top,
with 100% able to check
their air pressure, oil and water. This compares with 83% of women in
North England
and 60% of Welsh women. In London and the Southeast, although
87% of women check their oil and water, only 40% know
how to put air in
their tyres, 50% less than the national average.
The figures also show that while
women can maintain their
car, far less would know how to repair it. Only 58% of those surveyed
know how to
change a tyre, compared to 40% who can use jump leads, while
just 9% are able to change a fan belt.
Sian Lewis, managing director of Diamond said, "Our
results disprove the stereotype of the
helpless female, who doesn't know
what's under the bonnet of her car. Women are more than capable of keeping
their cars on the road themselves."
