Brits may claim to be a nation of car lovers but millions of motorists just wouldn’t know where to start if their car went wrong. The research, by breakdown specialist Green Flag, reveals that over nine million motorists - nearly 30 % of the country’s driving force - admit that overall they don’t know their way around their motor, a basic skills gap that could lead to significant time waiting around at the roadside if they ever broke down.
Over 3.5 million motorists are unsure about how to do something as basic as open the bonnet (11 %).
Additionally, others don’t know where to find the dipstick (13 %), how to fill up windscreen washers (13 %) how to check tyre pressure (22 %), while 85% or motorist would not recognises the low oil light with 3% miss- understanding the low fuel signal.
Half of all drivers don’t know where to find their spark plugs whilst 44 % don’t know how to attach leads for a jump-start.
Just over 2.5 million drivers have no idea where to find their spare tyre and 16 million wouldn’t know how to change the spare wheel should they have a puncture
The research also highlights that women drivers are worse than men when it comes to knowing their own car.
That’s because we are not stupid. We pay an annual subscription in order to rely on the experts and ‘just call out their name’. Why on earth would we want to get our nails broken trying to unclasp the bonnet?
I ask you
FemaleFirst Jackie Violet