Over 70 per cent of women motorists in West Midlands worry about taking their car for servicing with three quarters unsure how much it will cost.

According to the survey commissioned on behalf of Redditch Volkswagen about half (51 per cent) persuade their dad or partner to take the car for servicing.

Mark Price, service manager at Redditch Volkswagen, said: "The survey shows obvious concerns women have about car servicing.

"As a business we are addressing this by introducing Volkswagen's Fixed Price Servicing programme, something three quarters of the women surveyed said would assist them in making informed choices and restoring their confidence with car servicing.

"The new menu of prices makes car servicing easier to understand, showing our customers the cost up front and preventing any pre-servicing dread."

Mark added: "Cars need regular servicing to ensure they're safe to drive but the survey makes surprising reading as 13 per cent wait until a problem occurs, which inevitably costs the motorist more money."

"The good news is that the fixed price servicing programme means everyone gets the best price, every time." concluded Mark.

The Volkswagen Fixed Price Servicing programme sees the prices fixed on the most popular servicing and maintenance jobs and is available on all Volkswagens from three and ten years old, up to and including 2.0 litre engines. All costs include parts, oil, labour and VAT, removing any hidden surprises. This offer applies to vehicles following a time and distance servicing regime only.

A minor service is £119 and a major service is £229 with a MOT test at £30.