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How your 10-year-old can get behind the wheel of a Mercedes, Porsche or Bentley … and why you should do it

Published 18 October 2024
By Will Dron
Young Driver, the UK’s leading driving school for 10 to 17-year-olds, is allowing children to find out what it feels like to drive sports cars.
Tony with Young Driver Corsa

Nine-year-old amputee fulfils driving dream

Schoolboy Tony Hudgell, who has two prosthetic legs, was able to drive a specially adapted Vauxhall Corsa on a closed course in Kent.
Published 20 February 2024
Young Driver Firefly Sport driving lessons for under-10 year olds

Learning to drive aged seven

What's the best age for your first driving lesson? With the Firefly Sport it can be as young as four years old.
Published 15 May 2023
Young Driver driving lessons with instructor

Learner drivers wait six months for lessons

Four out of five (81%) of driving instructors are reporting waiting lists, with some learners being told to wait six months or more.
Published 26 July 2021