Driving
Young drivers of tomorrow are ready and excited to drive electric with 49% wanting their future car to be powered by electricity, a research study with eight- to nine-year-olds by Ford has revealed. The Ford Go Electric: Future Generation study, which spoke to youngsters* who will be able to drive […]
She may have taken her Broomstick Proficiency Test prior to starting at Miss Cackle’s Academy, but Megan Hughes, the actress who plays Maud Spellbody in TV’s The Worst Witch, now has her eyes firmly set on a different mode of transportation. Megan, who is 16 and lives in Oxfordshire, has […]
As the UK faces a shortage of truck drivers, youngsters could offer a glimmer of hope for the future of HGV transport, advises a leading driving experience provider. Indeed, children as young as 10 years old can get their first experience of driving a HGV with TrackDays.co.uk by getting in […]
Having recently launched a Classic Car experience for under 17s, Young Driver has gone a step further to encourage a love of vintage vehicles in the younger age group – by appointing an 18-year old as chief mechanic on its classic fleet. Despite being in the process of learning to […]
The search has started for Britain’s best young driver – but the catch is they must not legally be able to drive on the road. Entries for the Young Driver Challenge 2021 are now open and the hunt has begun to find the 40 best young drivers in the UK, […]
Brand new Under 17 Driving Experiences are letting children as young as 10 swap the classroom for the driving seat in a high performance hot hatch. Designed to give youngsters, some still of primary school age, the basic skills of driving a fully functioning car, the new junior driving lessons […]
The Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy returns for 2021 as the British luxury sportscar manufacturer renews its search to uncover the next generation of GT endurance superstars. The initiative, designed to fast-track talent within Aston Martin Racing’s thriving customer team network has already uncovered three rising stars in Ross Gunn […]
For the first time youngsters up to seven years under the legal driving age will be able to take to the wheel of three iconic British-made classic cars. Thanks to the UK’s largest pre-17 driving school, Young Driver, youngsters aged 10 and over can take a spin in a Vauxhall […]
Lockdowns have meant that 1.4 million teenagers have potentially had their driving tuition put on hold[i] with the number of driving tests falling by 790,000 (64 per cent) in the nine months from April to December 2020[ii] compared to the year before. No driving lessons, tests or even practicing with […]
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) poses the biggest question facing the historic vehicle community today. FIVA is the worldwide organisation dedicated to the preservation, protection and promotion of historic vehicles and related culture, as well as their safe use. Since April 2017, […]
