wouldnt mind helping her do a reverse manouvreThere's only one thing worse than struggling to get your car into that awkward parking space.
That's being watched while you do it.
And the chances are the driver breaking out in a self-conscious sweat at the wheel is a woman.
Three-quarters of women admit to having trouble backing into a space even if there really is enough room according to AA researchThey are particularly prone to becoming flustered when parallel parking - reversing the car into a tricky kerbside space.
Perhaps that's why they are twice as likely as men to resort to asking another driver to park the car for them.
Three- quarters admit that backing into a space is sometimes too tricky even when there really is enough room.
More than one in five admit they are hopeless under any circumstances.
That compares to just 9 per cent of men.
The survey of 4,200 drivers - 1,428 men and 2,772 women - by motor insurer elephant.co.uk supports the old adage that parking is a masculine strength.
'There is a definite difference between genders and their attitude to parking,' said the firm's managing director Brian Martin.
'Some people claim that generally women are not so spatially aware as men. This would certainly play a part in being able to park comfortably.
'The women we questioned were far more willing to admit they have trouble doing it.'
Seventy-five per cent of women say parking is harder when being watched compared to just 47 per cent of men who get stage fright at the wheel.
Eighty- one per cent become flustered when another motorist stops to wait for them whereas just 56 per cent of men find that stressful.
And 28 per cent of women admit persuading another driver to park for them compared to 12 per cent of men.
Earlier this year AA research found that 34 per cent of drivers would fail on parallel parking if forced to retake their test.
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