Bond and a set of spanners – every woman’s dream?

Being ‘serviced’ by Daniel Craig is perhaps not everyone’s idea of a pleasant day, but it appears that quite a few female motorists wouldn’t mind having the James Bond star as their personal motor mechanic. This factoid emerged during a consumer survey Micheldever Tyre Services carried out for Valentine’s Day.

Women answering the online survey questions felt that the 007 star would be more technically competent to deal with car servicing than David Beckham, who came second in the survey. Musical wonder boy Justin Bieber was clearly thought of as being too inexperienced, as only one per cent of women thought he would make a good mechanic.

It also appears that chivalry is dead, as almost 50 per cent of men questioned said they would not stop at the roadside to help a lady in distress trying to change a tyre. However, 18 per cent said they’d stop to help Joanna Lumley and 12 per cent would pull over for Cheryl Cole. Only three per cent of men said that they would stop to help Adele.

The survey was conducted by Micheldever/Protyre and involved an online survey of 1,600 males and females.

Micheldever Tyre Services/Protyre Valentine’s Day Survey 2013

Question: Much to your surprise your local mechanic has been replaced on Valentine’s Day by a famous person. Which celebrity would you like to fix your car? (Female only)

Daniel Craig 51%
David Beckham 28%
Paul McCartney 12%
Simon Cowell 9%
Justin Bieber 1%

Question: If you saw that the woman trying to change her tyre was one of the following, would it make you stop? (Male only)

Still would not stop 49%
Joanna Lumley 18%
Cheryl Cole 12%
Jessica Ennis 9%
Keira Knightley 8%
Adele 3%