The Girl’s Car Handbook: Everything You Need to Know About Life on the Road

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

A glovebox essential for women drivers, 13 Aug 2009

I read Maria's first book about learner drivers and liked the idea of a handbook to cover everyday motoring matters to keep women drivers safer and save us money.

This book does a very difficult job (I know because this is my subject!) very well, covers a huge range of topics from the essentials to the esoteric (including entertaining children on board, looking after pets and keeping your car clean) and treads a fine ...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Practical, informative, and highly enjoyable!, 13 Aug 2009

At last a car-related book that doesn't make you feel stupid for not having an innate understanding of how the internal combustion engine works .. or indeed for simply having been born female. Lots of really useful, practical advice on how not to be ripped off by dodgy dealers or misogynistic mechanics, but what I really like about this book is that it celebrates the lighter side of being a female driver, without becoming condescending or trivial. Haven't finished reading it ...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

good buy, 8 Oct 2010

The main thing here was that my daughter really liked it - and she did!!
Job done