According to research conducted by Churchill, women risk being stranded through poor car knowledge. Therefore, for a limited period, the insurer is offering free breakdown cover with their car insurance .
The survey revealed that 31 per cent of women consider their basic car maintenance skills to be poor or non-existent, compared to only 10 per cent of men.
Motorists were asked to identify a number of basic car maintenance points and the results clearly show men are more knowledgeable on the subject. Also, it was found that while only 21 per cent of men were not familiar with where to check the oil level, compared to 44 per cent of women who didn’t know, 63 per cent of men and 76 per cent of women were unaware of where to check for the windscreen washer fluid .
It appears that women are more comfortable knowing that they can contact someone to help if their car breaks down. The offer from Churchill is available until before the end of September 09.




