More than one third of all men who took part in a recent poll admitted that they did not feel comfortable when their partners got behind the wheel of a vehicle. One in 10 added that they have had to ask their partner to pull over so that they can take over the driving. A similar number claim that they have been forced to grab the steering wheel from their partner in order to avoid an accident.

The survey, conducted by OnePoll.com, questioned 3,000 men about how they felt when their wife or partner was in charge of the driving. A spokesman for the market research company said that it was obvious that most men thought that they were better drivers than their other halves.

The number one complaint was that women tended to be easily distracted by things like other motorists, the scenery and children.

Men tend to believe that they have a more finely tuned ability to react to situations than women. Around 20 per cent admitted that they are unable to relax if their partner is in charge of the wheel and a similar number admitted that they had got into arguments over whose driving skills were better.

Also high on the list of complaints was the fact that many men felt their partners used the accelerator a stop-go button, causing journeys to become uncomfortable. Many men also put the fact that they believed their partners did not apply the brakes early enough high on the complaints list.