Grumpy Old Drivers: The Official Handbook

Prebble, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0753823357 / ISBN 13: 9780753823354

Published by Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grumpy Old Drivers: The Official Handbook
• Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753823357
• ISBN 13: 9780753823354
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Driving is the worst thing of all. It brings together all the elements which combine to make Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy Old Women grumpy. It's got queuing - at petrol stations, on side roads, on A roads, on motorways, at car parks and even at the 'drive through'. It's got being ripped off - when you buy a car, when you have it serviced, when you buy anything for it, when anything goes wrong, when you put petrol in it, when you wash it, when you park it, when it gets towed away and when someone you've never met bumps into it. It's got being pissed about - when you want to book it in for a service, when you have to tax it, insure it and get the MOT for it, and again when you want to sell it. And last but not least, it's got the most essential ingredient of grumpiness. Driving is a triumph of disappointment over expectation. When we were kids we thought driving would be the ultimate freedom and all it has turned out to be is a total pain in the tushkin. And that is not even mentioning Top sodding Gear...

About the Author

Stuart Prebble has a distinguished career in television having produced some of the funniest people in the business including Clive James, Billy Connolly, Dame Edna Everage, Victoria Wood and Lenny Henry. He is currently Head of Features at Liberty Bell Productions.