# Worst Driver

Worst Driver is a television franchise that started in the United Kingdom. As of 2018, Canada's Worst Driver was the longest-running version in the franchise and ran continuously since 2005. In May 2019, Andrew Younghusband announced on his personal Facebook page that the show would not be renewed for a fifteenth season, with no reason being given publicly for the series' cancellation (it is believed that Proper Television president Guy O'Sullivan's death may have contributed to the decision).

## International versions

| Country | Title | Host | Channel | Year aired |
| Australia | Australia's Worst Driver | Peter Colquhoun | Seven Network | 2003 |
| Austria | Österreichs schlechtester Autofahrer | Robert Kratky | ORF | 2007 |
| Belgium | Y'a pas pire conducteur | | RTBF | |
| Belgium | De slechtste chauffeur van Vlaanderen | | VTM | |
| Brazil | Ruim de Roda | Luciano Huck | Rede Globo | 2012 |
| Canada | Canada's Worst Driver | Andrew Younghusband | Discovery Channel | 2005–2018 (14 seasons) |
| Canada | Les pires chauffards québécois | Richard Turcotte | Z Télé | 2015–2017 (4 seasons) |
| Denmark | Danmarks Værste Bilist | Henriette Honoré (2004) Lisbeth Janniche (2005) | TV2 (2004) TV Danmark (2005) | 2004–2005 |
| Finland | Suomen surkein kuski | Juuso Mäkilähde (2012–2017) Eero Ettala (2018–present) | MTV3 MAX (season 1) MTV3 (season 2-present) Sub (reruns) | 2012–present |
| France | Zéro de conduite | | M6 | |
| Germany | Abgewürgt und ausgebremst – Deutschlands schlechtester Autofahrer | Panagiota Petridou | VOX | 2013 |
| Netherlands | De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2011–2013) De Slechtste Chauffeur van Nederland (2014–present) | Ruben Nicolai (2011–2013) John Williams (2014–present) | BNN (2011–2013) RTL 5 (2014–present) | 2011–present (4 seasons as of 2014) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand's Worst Driver | | | |
| Poland | Najgorszy polski kierowca | Stefan Friedmann | TV Puls | Fall 2007 |
| Poland | Najgorszy polski kierowca | Stefan Friedmann | TV Puls | Spring 2008 |
| Poland | Nie-dzielny kierowca | Stefan Friedmann | TV Puls | Fall 2008 |
| Poland | Najgorszy polski kierowca | Aleksandra Kutz | TTV | Fall 2015 |
| Portugal | O pior condutor de sempre | Bruno Nogueira | SIC | 2006 |
| Sweden | Sveriges värsta bilförare | Linda Isacsson (2005) Hans Fahlén (2012) Adam Alsing (2009–2011, 2014–2016) Gry Forssell (2022) | TV4 (2005–2012, 2022) Kanal 5 (2014–2016) | 2005 2009–2012 2014–2016 2022 |
| Switzerland | Y'a pas pire conducteur en Suisse romande | | | |
| Ukraine | Найгірший водій країни | Volodymyr Shumko | TET | 2017 |
| United Kingdom | Britain's Worst Driver | Quentin Willson Jenni Falconer (2005) | five | 2002–2005 |
| United States | America's Worst Driver | Alonzo Bodden Jill Simonian | Travel Channel | 2010 |

## History

On the first season of De Allerslechtste Chauffeur van Nederland in 2011, a bad driver injured host Ruben Nicolai and a cameraman during its shoulder check challenge when the driver let go of the wheel, covered his eyes and pressed the gas pedal. That was the first time a host was ever injured on any of the shows in the franchise.

## Similar shows

* Canada's Worst Handyman was a sister series to Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2006 to 2011 that focused on rehabilitating the country's most inept home renovators, Don't Drive Here was a spin-off of Canada's Worst Driver that aired from 2013 to 2015 that focused on learning to drive better than a local professional driver. All three shows were hosted by Younghusband.