Baby, you can park my car, then I might be impressed

“Oooh, look how confidently and neatly he fits his car into that little space,” is, alas, not something I think I will ever hear anyone say about my husband.

It is, also, I can safely say, not a sentiment I have ever felt. Perhaps if it was, I would have married someone cool and efficient rather than the bumbling eccentric I have by my side. In my marriage, I’m the one who is the expert at manoeuvring in and out of tight parking spaces.

But, it would seem I might soon be in a minority, if a survey by Halfords is anything to go by.

The retailer found that 46% of women say the most impressive thing about a man behind the wheel is the way he can manoeuvre his car into a tight parking space.

Already, I’m sceptical.

Personally, I find it impressive these days if a man can find the windscreen washer bottle under the bonnet.

And, in a further sure sign that gender driving stereotypes still abound, men say the thing that most annoys them about women drivers is the time it takes for them to get in or out of a parking space.