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    Home » Reviews » Young Driver review

    Young Driver review

    By Amy Treasure · Mar 3, 2015 · 10 Comments

    A couple of weeks ago Holly was invited along to experience a driving lesson with Young Driver. As the course is run literally 5 minutes from where we live we accepted not quite knowing what to expect as even though I've driven past it myself hundreds of times it's not the sort of thing I've thought about for the children.

    It worked out well that Holly was off from school on half term and with Lewis away it was a nice activity for her and something to look forward to. As you can see from the photograph below she was most excited to get behind the wheel!

    young driver-bus

    Young Driver offers driving lessons for 11-17 year olds and has 27 venues nationwide. The programme covers everything that you learn when driving on the road at 17 but is in a controlled and safe environment on a specially constructed road course.

    When we arrived we were greeted by the friendly team and Holly was given her own 'drive diary' a personalised record to document what has been covered in the lesson and her current level of driving. If they experience a few lessons it would be an idea to keep hold of it so they can show it to their driving instructor when the time comes for on the road lessons.

    Holly then met her instructor, Malcolm-who was really lovely and made Holly (and me!) feel completely at ease. They got into the car and within a few minutes off she went! Holly later told me that she was worried she'd have to listen to a really long lecture about driving and wouldn't get to do much so it's really great that they let the kids get stuck in with practical stuff straight away.

    Young driver-holly in car

    The course itself was fantastic. It's set up like a real road with two-way traffic, a roundabout, a turning/slalom area, junctions, a place for parking and reverse parking and even traffic lights! I got chatting with the area manager who I noticed made a point of talking to every single parent and spectator there and making them feel welcome. I was really impressed at how passionate he was about the company and the whole concept of young driver. He explained to me that having the lessons and the road awareness from a young age helps to teach the children to respect the road and to learn the valuable skills like clutch control, spacial awareness and technical moves such as reverse parking to properly prepare them for when they are ready to drive on a real road.

    young driver-course

    I was so proud to watch Holly driving around the course. I could see by her face how hard she was concentrating, especially as she was going through the slalom area-she didn't hit one single cone which were placed pretty close together, I was so impressed!

    young driver-cones

    As a parent the thought of any of my children getting behind the wheel of a car for real absolutely terrifies me but I know that at some point in the not too distant future it's going to happen. Research shows that early driving experience cuts road accidents by 40%. With 1 in 5 young people crashing within 6 months of passing their tests, any type of experience to help reduce that risk is worth paying for.

    Holly had an absolutely terrific time and it was a joy to watch her doing something a bit different. She came away desperate to do it again and as I drove away from the Young Driver site she looked at me and said:

    'Two hands Mum'

    What have I let myself in for!?

    To find out more or to book a lesson for your 11-17 year old visit the Young Driver website. 

    *Holly was gifted a driving lesson by Young Driver but all thoughts are as always my own (and Holly's!)

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kim Carberry

      March 03, 2015 at 8:15 pm

      What a great introduction to driving! Such a fantastic idea x

      Reply
      • Amy

        March 03, 2015 at 11:20 pm

        It is isn't it, she had such a fab time x

        Reply
    2. ghostwritermummy

      March 04, 2015 at 4:35 pm

      This is such a great idea, especially for those who are so eager to drive! I wish they'd done something like this when I was a kid x

      Reply
      • Amy

        March 04, 2015 at 10:46 pm

        Isn't it fab! I would have loved this too x

        Reply
    3. Hannah

      May 29, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      Looks like she had a great time!
      What a fab idea, I'm sure this is something my Noah would love to do when he's a bit older!!!

      Reply
    4. Christopher Keiner

      July 01, 2015 at 6:15 am

      Thank you for giving information about driving. I will definitely recommend this blog.

      Alpha and Omega Driving School

      Reply
      • Amy

        July 02, 2015 at 4:51 pm

        Fantastic, thanks so much!

        Reply
    5. Stephen

      February 23, 2016 at 3:09 pm

      Hey Amy !

      Just reading your post, looks like you had an asweomse time!

      I have a company that offers the same services in watford.

      Just wanted to know what your favourite part of it was, as i'm always looking for great ways to enhance my lessons!

      Thanks again.

      Stephen

      Reply
      • Amy Treasure

        February 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm

        Hi Stephen

        Thanks for reading! I think the little book they get was really good as it records progress and is a great thing to pass onto an instructor when it comes around to actual road lessons. Cheers, Amy.

        Reply
    6. Paul

      February 18, 2017 at 4:19 pm

      Great artcle, well written. I really enjoyed it and found it informative! Thanks

      Reply

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