Men as worried as women about visiting garage
Men are now as worried as women about being ripped off by dodgy motor maintenance garages, it has been found.Traditionally, women have been more intimidated when taking a car in for a service amid fears rogue traders will baffle them with car jargon and charge the earth for the work.
But research found men now suffer the same anxieties due to a lack of knowledge of what goes on beneath the bonnet.
The report also found millions of men struggle to identify where the screen wash is located, how to check the oil and change a light bulb.
And shockingly, one in five men didn't even know how to release the bonnet... we can't imagine why they'd be worried about being ripped off!
The study was carried out by Unipart Automotive, which polled 2,000 adults in conjunction with National Car Care Week. Spokesman Stuart Sims said: "These results are worrying as they suggest many drivers are not checking the roadworthiness of their vehicle.
"The more advanced cars have become the less adept consumers have been at maintaining them.
"Modern vehicles are computerised and many motorists don't tend to tinker with their cars like they did say twenty or thirty years ago.
"Having said that, every car has an engine, brakes and tyres so there are plenty of simple checks that need to be carried out to ensure cars are safe and run efficiently."
It also emerged one in five women could competently change a tyre while three quarters of females could check their oil.
But a third of men who completed the poll also wouldn't know where their jack was or how to top up the car with water.
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Unipart Automotive
"The more advanced cars have become the less adept consumers have been at maintaining them.
"Modern vehicles are computerised and many motorists don't tend to tinker with their cars like they did say twenty or thirty years ago.
"Having said that, every car has an engine, brakes and tyres so there are plenty of simple checks that need to be carried out to ensure cars are safe and run efficiently."
It also emerged one in five women could competently change a tyre while three quarters of females could check their oil.
But a third of men who completed the poll also wouldn't know where their jack was or how to top up the car with water.
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Unipart Automotive
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