Leather driving gloves - where to buy?

LRNM

For somebody who's having trouble gripping the steering wheel.

Do dealers or motorfactors usually sell these things?

mikeecho

*following

This has AH written all over it.

FFVII

mikeecho wrote: »

*following

This has AH written all over it.

Same

Sammy_Jankis

This type?

LRNM

mikeecho wrote: »

*following

This has AH written all over it.

Not really its for my elderly father.
I didn't get much of a result when googling.

Grolschevik

LRNM wrote: »

Not really its for my elderly father.
I didn't get much of a result when googling.

Leather golf gloves are similar to old-school driving gloves.

I would think any unlined/close-fitting glove would do the trick.

Atlantic Dawn

How many capaill has the steed got?

TrailerBob

OK, lets get this over with...

If your elderly father cannot securely grip the steering wheel, then perhaps it is time to reconsider whether or not he should be driving. This can be a very difficult decision for an elderly person, and i speak as someone who had to essentially take a car off an elderly relative for public safety.

Otherwise consider teaming the gloves up with a plush scarf, some oversized sunglasses and a Porsche 356 on the French Riviera

Sam Hain

Is your "elderly father" also in the market for some large industrial strength cable ties and chloroform?

Zulu

TrailerBob wrote: »

OK, lets get this over with...

If your elderly father cannot securely grip the steering wheel, then perhaps it is time to reconsider whether or not he should be driving. This can be a very difficult decision for an elderly person, and i speak as someone who had to essentially take a car off an elderly relative for public safety.

Otherwise consider teaming the gloves up with a plush scarf, some oversized sunglasses and a Porsche 356 on the French Riviera

... And a sports coat/blazer. Don't forget that.
A. Patridge do one with a nice crest I believe.

Isambard

Ann Summers ftw

biko

Moved to Learning to drive.
Stupid posts gets you banned from this point on.

MascotDec85

Amazon

LRNM

TrailerBob wrote: »

OK, lets get this over with...

If your elderly father cannot securely grip the steering wheel, then perhaps it is time to reconsider whether or not he should be driving. This can be a very difficult decision for an elderly person, and i speak as someone who had to essentially take a car off an elderly relative for public safety.

Otherwise consider teaming the gloves up with a plush scarf, some oversized sunglasses and a Porsche 356 on the French Riviera

These types of posts are really not helpful along with all the pisstakers.



I aksed a very innoquous question considering I've seen plenty of people use driving gloves from mondello to chauffeurs so I presumed they would be a normal thing to look for.


My father has no issues driving in general. He just got a new audi recently and mentioned how he doesn't like the steering wheel as it feels quite slippery to him compared to his old car of 20 years, so I thought it might just be a novel fathers day gift idea.
He has no serious issues gripping it per se.

scwazrh

Amazon have a good selection

no.8

Here here. It's a straight forward ask... tips on buying leather driving gloves.

Instead you have someone high and mighty claiming its time for your Dad to retire from driving altogether (despite that said person having no information on age, medical health, driving skills etc.).

Yes some cars have slippery wheels under certain conditions and not everybody likes leather covers on wheels, nor do most have heated steering wheels either.

Good luck finding the gloves. I use them in winter (very practical)

BailMeOut

You can get a leather steering wheel cover. If he really likes the car he could also check much Audi would charge to upgrade the steering wheel to leather?

colm_mcm

I’d imagine the steering wheel is leather already.

OP clearly stated that the driver has trouble gripping the wheel,

LRNM wrote: »

For somebody who's having trouble gripping the steering wheel.

Do dealers or motorfactors usually sell these things?

so the below suggestion isn’t outrageous.

TrailerBob wrote: »

OK, lets get this over with...

If your elderly father cannot securely grip the steering wheel, then perhaps it is time to reconsider whether or not he should be driving. This can be a very difficult decision for an elderly person, and i speak as someone who had to essentially take a car off an elderly relative for public safety.

Otherwise consider teaming the gloves up with a plush scarf, some oversized sunglasses and a Porsche 356 on the French Riviera

TrailerBob

no.8 wrote: »

Here here. It's a straight forward ask... tips on buying leather driving gloves.

Instead you have someone high and mighty claiming its time for your Dad to retire from driving altogether (despite that said person having no information on age, medical health, driving skills etc.).

Yes some cars have slippery wheels under certain conditions and not everybody likes leather covers on wheels, nor do most have heated steering wheels either.

Good luck finding the gloves. I use them in winter (very practical)

Right... I'm not a doctor.. nope, I don't know the person, but a suggestion of difficulty gripping a steering wheel and elderly in the same sentence set off alarm bells for me, having seen this come very close to a bad situation before. Perhaps the OP used the wrong wording... I can't say I've ever found a steering wheel slippery, but I don't want to enter a petty argument with strangers on the internet. Just a concerned motorist pointing out something people often look past. I've seen it a number of times. "But sure the car is the only thing he has" etc.. etc...

I'm not saying this is the case here. Might be totally innocuous.

galwaytt

Even ASOS do them: https://www.asos.com/asos-design/asos-design-leather-touchscreen-driving-gloves-in-black-with-red-piping/prd/10486754?irgwc=1&clickid=_eozxmu9****ftzhi0ctiwv3kfm2xnoiy6pnvva1s00&affid=25376&pubref=10078

Isambard

bizarre to have posts suggesting an elderly gent retire from driving in the the learning to drive section.

pjdarcy

A steering wheel cover is the way to go OP. So much less hassle than having to pull on a pair of gloves every time he wants to nip out to the shop.
They come in all sorts of finishes like leather, cloth, suede etc.
You'll easily pick one up online and they're cheap as chips. Try Halfords, Amazon or Mick's Garage