Where can you drive without a licence?
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Hi all,
My Auntie loved driving but due to having Usher Syndrome she no longer has her licence.
She's in quite a petrolhead family (my 14 year old cousin is a total petrolhead and my Uncle has an XJR, we go to Goodwood FOS every year etc) and she really wants to have a drive.
My little cousin goes to Mercedes World a fair bit and does the Young Drivers Academy but because she's an Adult they won't let her do it without a licence!
Can you think of any company's which allows you to drive without needing a licence?
I've read up a lot about the Ron Haslam bike school and they teach you how to ride on track even with no experience of riding and no licence... are there any car schools like this???
She's not wanting to go out and rag a car round a track, she just wants to drive!!!
I've suggested go karting but due to the helmets she struggles to see (which is kinda important!).
Any other suggestions????
My Auntie loved driving but due to having Usher Syndrome she no longer has her licence.
She's in quite a petrolhead family (my 14 year old cousin is a total petrolhead and my Uncle has an XJR, we go to Goodwood FOS every year etc) and she really wants to have a drive.
My little cousin goes to Mercedes World a fair bit and does the Young Drivers Academy but because she's an Adult they won't let her do it without a licence!
Can you think of any company's which allows you to drive without needing a licence?
I've read up a lot about the Ron Haslam bike school and they teach you how to ride on track even with no experience of riding and no licence... are there any car schools like this???
She's not wanting to go out and rag a car round a track, she just wants to drive!!!
I've suggested go karting but due to the helmets she struggles to see (which is kinda important!).
Any other suggestions????
Andy Walsh does an under-17s driving instruction day at North Weald. Not suggesting your aunt is under 17, but under 17s tend not to have licences.
Or she could do an autosolo, for which you don't need a competition licence, overalls or a helmet.
Or you could just hire an airfield/runway. There's a concrete runway near Braintree that is apparently available for about £50/day.
Or she could do an autosolo, for which you don't need a competition licence, overalls or a helmet.
Or you could just hire an airfield/runway. There's a concrete runway near Braintree that is apparently available for about £50/day.
carl_w said:
Andy Walsh does an under-17s driving instruction day at North Weald. Not suggesting your aunt is under 17, but under 17s tend not to have licences.
Or she could do an autosolo, for which you don't need a competition licence, overalls or a helmet.
Or you could just hire an airfield/runway. There's a concrete runway near Braintree that is apparently available for about £50/day.
There's an under 17's driving school in a car park locally which I've suggested... what made me laugh was MB World saying because she's over 17 she needs a licence to do what my 14 year old cousin does!? Or she could do an autosolo, for which you don't need a competition licence, overalls or a helmet.
Or you could just hire an airfield/runway. There's a concrete runway near Braintree that is apparently available for about £50/day.
What's an Autosolo????
Hiring an airfield sounds like a good idea... I'm guessing my uncle isn't going to offer her a go in the XJR but i'd be happy to lend her the Clio! (Or we could buy her an old £100 banger to trailor to an airfield for her I guess).
Thank you very much! I'll do a bit of research on hiring an airfield!
croyde said:
Slightly off topic but the topic reminded me of when I was hiring a car in a little village in Thailand years ago.
The guy brought the car to mine and handed me the keys.
"Do you want to see my licence" I said.
"You got licence!" he answered incredulously.
Lol! She's sensible though, she know's why she can't legally drive and would never put anyone in danger, but a private airfield where she can have a little drive around within her capabilities would be bloody great for her!!! The guy brought the car to mine and handed me the keys.
"Do you want to see my licence" I said.
"You got licence!" he answered incredulously.
On the "do you want to see my licence?"... Test driving cars at dealers... I've been to a few recently, not parked in the forecourt as there's been no spaces so walked in, test drove without them seeing my licence!!?? Crazy, for all they no I'm on foot patrol!!
SteveS Cup said:
Looking at hiring an air field and all I can find is airfield track days which you obviously need a licence for (got me thinking about tracking the Clio again tbh!)... I can't seem to find in the limited searches I've done any airfields which you can just hire!?
Have you phone any? I know anyone can hire North Weald (I think), same goes for Bruntingthorpe. I think you can hire the Top Gear test track out of season too.
carl_w said:
When you said "I'm looking at hiring an airfield" I assumed you'd been looking for longer than the last 10 minutes!
Lol... sorry, I've just got back from my Uncle's / Aunties house and she asked me if I knew where she could drive... my reply was, "you can take my clio up n down the road!" (private road but due to the fact it's covered by tree's and theres a few car about plus it's residential she would never do that!) but it got me thinking and thought here was the best place to ask! I never thought about an airfield so thank you for the suggestion... I'll be calling a few places up tomorrow.
We occasionally (that does not look like it is spelled right) rent Kirkiston race track in Northern Ireland for testing my friends bike, my friend rented it to take his saxo around.
Didnt cost very much at all.
Better idea, farmers field and a field car? We used to do that all the time when younger.
Didnt cost very much at all.
Better idea, farmers field and a field car? We used to do that all the time when younger.
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