A female mechanic is hoping to inspire girls to get into the traditionally all-male world of vehicle repair.

Louise Baker, 37, wants women to get their hands dirty, stop being intimidated in “sweaty and smelly” men-only garages and get to know what goes on under their car’s bonnet.

The mother-of-one is the brains behind "Womanic", a female-friendly garage which she says offers “honest advice” help women become savvier and stop getting ripped off.

The Birmingham business, based in Tyseley, was started in 2016 and has also proved a hit with men who make up 50 per cent of her customers.

Baker said: “It’s just me that works here and I think that women just love the honest advice and conversation.

A female mechanic is hoping to inspire girls to get into the traditionally all-male world of vehicle repair. Louise Baker, 37, wants women to get their hands dirty, stop being intimidated in “sweaty and smelly” men-only garages and get to know what goes on under their car’s bonnet. The mother-of-one is the brains behind Womanic, a female friendly garage which she says offers “honest advice” help women become more savvy and stop getting ripped off. The Birmingham business, based in Tylseley , was started in 2016 and has also proved a hit with men who make up 50 per cent of her customers. Louise, wife to Scott Tracey, 40, said: “It’s just me that works here and I think that women just love the honest advice and conversation.