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Inside the mindblowing day out that lets kids drive Porsches, Bentley and Mercs
CARLSBERG don’t do driving lessons, which is probably for the best given the drink-driving laws.
TL;DR
- Young Driver provides real driving lessons for children as young as nine, eight years before they can get a provisional license.
- Lessons take place on private land in dual-control cars with qualified instructors.
- Children can drive a variety of vehicles, including Porsches, Bentleys, Mercedes, classic cars, and fire engines.
- Younger siblings aged four to eight can drive electric Firefly motors.
- The program has been shown to cut accident rates by 80% in the first few years of passing a test.
- Lessons are available at over 70 venues across the UK, with options for parties and driving-lesson bundles.
- The initiative has helped 1.7 million children learn to drive since its launch in 2009.