Women less likely to change flat tyre

Women are more than three times less likely to fix a flat tyre than men, an AA membership survey has found.

Over 80% of men polled said that they would change a flat tyre themselves whilst just 26% of women said they’d do it.

Women are more than 2.5 times more likely than men to call the AA if they have a flat tyre. Often men especially are reluctant to ask the AA to change a wheel.

About 14% of all Rescue call-outs are to motorists with a flat tyre. Very often if a tyre has been changed in a garage the nuts will be machine tight and it is all but impossible even for a strong and fit man to get them shifted.