Sunday driver

American  

noun

1. a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.

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Sunday driver British  

noun

1. informal  a person who drives slowly, timorously, or unskilfully, as if used to driving only on Sundays when the roads are relatively quiet

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Etymology

Origin of Sunday driver

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Last Sunday driver shortages affected 110 services across the country.

From BBC

The singles “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone,” one, a classic rock ’n’ roll hit, the other, a bluesy tune about a love lost, fit well into their previous records.

From New York Times

Like the wonderfully world-weary Somedays I Don't Feel Like Trying and the wistful Now That You're Gone, which was released as a double A-Side lead single next to the psych rock stomp Sunday Driver.

From BBC

Nick Alloway, that lone Sunday driver, sent me to Mrs. B’s Home Cooking, a yellow-painted soul food restaurant a few minutes west of downtown that serves up a different featured meat every day.

From New York Times

Greetings from a southbound C train moving at the pace of a Sunday driver.

From New York Times