Confessions Of A Driving Instructor

by Tomothy Lea

Driving lessons can be a lot of fun - if you're the instructor and you get pupils like Timmy found when he changed jobs.

Mrs. Bendon liked to make her boarders really comfortable.

Dawn was more interested in the back seat than the lessons.

Mrs. Dent had her own unusual treatment for injuries.

Mrs. Carstairs liked to paint - and got very closely involved with her subjects.

All things considered, Timmy found that being a driving instructor was even more enlightening than cleaning windows.

Genres: Comedy

Paperback

First published March 2, 1972

Reviews

[Rich Gamble · Rating 2 out of 5]

'Driving Instructor' is a big disappointment after reading Confessions of a Window Cleaner. I was pumped to tackle all 20 books of the series in order but at #2 this one has deterred me quite a bit. The narration style is similar but the tone slightly nastier than the light-hearted original. There are several instances where very dated racial humour kills the mood. If describing night time as 'darker than the inside of a n****rs nostril' doesn't put you off there is still less than half the sex scenes of the original with various other tired sub plots eg inter-company driver school rivalries and rugby matches weighing down too much of the book. I may try some other titles later on but this one has definitely put me off for a while..

[AndrewP · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess you have to be a Brit in the 80's to appreciate these books.