I was once extremely proud of having my L Plates. Extremely proud. Especially because I once successfully managed to use them as ID at a bar when underage (yes, I did some naughty things in my teens).
But Losing L Plates can make you even prouder. Imagine being able to go on your very own road trip with the girls without the parents in tow.
And it’s not only teens who need to lose their L Plates these days. More and more twenty-somethings who were having too much fun partying to bother about a licence are now realising that it could err, come in handy.
But who of us passed our driving test first time around? I sure as hell didn’t. Which was all the instructor’s fault, by the way. He failed me for running a stop sign. I swore up and down there was no stop sign. In the end, he drove me back past the sign to point out that it was actually there. I accused him of putting it there. He still failed me, and I had to go through the whole ordeal again. In fact, I still have nightmares about it.
Which is why I wish I had had Maria McCarthy’s book “The Girls’ Guide to Losing Your L-Plates” when I needed it. I only read this book this week – a good 10 years after I passed my driving test, but it made me wish I could take my driving test all over again…..well almost!
But if you are one of those out there thinking of going for their driver’s licence (trust me, you only have to be the sober-driver-home-from-the-bar for a couple of months), don’t do so without this book. Not only is it a girl’s best friend, it also tells you it is perfectly OK to drink champagne to celebrate when you do pass (just don’t get behind the wheel after downing a bottle or two…)
Find Maria’s book here: www.mariamccarthy.co.uk
xoxo
Self Help for the Glamour Girl 