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What's Included
- Drive a 45ft truck with trailer or a supercar transporter
- The lorry has automatic transmission
- Complete a lap of the lorry driving course with obstacles and reversing challenge
- Briefing and tuition from a professional lorry driver
- You may form part of a small group of 3 and will ride in the lorry as a passenger when not driving
- Please allow approximately one hour on site for this experience
Lorry Driving
- Approximately 20 minutes at the controls including a short in cab briefing
Extended Lorry Driving
- Approximately 40 minutes at the controls including a short in cab briefing
What Can I Expect
Go on a lorry experience and get your hands on a highway heavyweight! All our vouchers are valid for weekday and weekend dates and you have the choice of a 20 or 40-minute drive, available at your pick from a selection of venues.
You will be driving a 45 ft lorry and trailer, or a supercar transporter rig. And yes, before you ask, the operators make sure those precious cars are all off-loaded before you start your drive!
It's a climb to get up into the cab, but once you're at the wheel, you'll be sitting around 10 ft above the ground, giving you a really good view of the road ahead. This helps lorry drivers to anticipate what's happening, which is handy as it takes a while to stop an 18-tonne lorry!
And setting off is a fairly slow affair in a lorry. You build up speed slowly and it becomes all about momentum. But these modern trucks make driving easy with fully automatic transmission. Simply put the transmission into drive and you're rolling.
As you negotiate the specially laid-out course, you'll get a proper feel of what it's like to be a lorry driver. Things will then start getting tricky when you take on the slalom challenge. When do you turn in? Too late and you cut wide, too early and you make mincemeat of the cone.
And when it comes to reversing, you'll instinctively be looking for the (non-existent) rear view mirror...but no, it's all done with the side mirrors!
What’s more, when you’re not driving your lorry, you’ll be riding in the cab as a passenger, so you enjoy maximum time onboard the rig!
When Is It Available
- Selected weekday and weekend dates throughout the year
- All dates and session times are subject to availability at your chosen venue
- This is a popular experience which may need to be be booked well in advance
Location
Vouchers are valid for the locations listed
Choose your preferred location when registering your voucher after purchase
Venues are subject to availability and change and are updated regularly
- Carlisle Lake District Airport
- Oxfordshire Abingdon
- South Wales Llandow (weekends only)
- York Tockwith
Suitable For
- Minimum age 16
- Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum height 4ft 5ins
- No driving licence is required
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome to come and watch from the trackside
Anything Else
- The vehicle used for this experience cannot be guaranteed. You will either be in a 45ft truck with trailer or a car transporter added
- All drivers on the day will have the option to pay a non-refundable £29 damage waiver which will cover them against any damage that may be caused to the vehicle(s) in the event of an incident
- Drivers who do not wish to take this waiver will need to sign a disclaimer and will need to be able to cover the cost on the day for any damage to the vehicle up to a maximum amount of £5000. Credit card details will need to be provided with £5000 limit or above for this reason. Debit cards are accepted however please be aware a pre-authorisation applies to debit cards to check funds are available
- Drive times are approximate and will vary depending on the drivers ability
- Cancellation cover is available at the time of booking your date for £30 which would cover any last minute cancellation
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