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Fri 20 Aug 2004 14:17
Driving Schools - Duchess
Before summer ends (summer being used in the most metaphorical sense....) and the bad weather starts, I'd like to get some tuition on driving in adverse weather conditions (ice, snow, etc).

I have no idea where to start looking - I shouldn't imagine it's covered by regular driving instructors - so can any of the BR crowd recommend a place to start?

I'm based in the East Midlands so local-ish if possible.

Many thanks...

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Fri 20 Aug 2004 15:54
Driving Schools - terryb
Hmm, tricky. You could try one of the companies that does skidpan instruction. The only one I have experience of is at Castle Coombe in Somerset - hardly East Midlands I'm afraid.

Great fun and very instructive. There must be someone up there - based at Donnington maybe?
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Terry
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Fri 20 Aug 2004 17:30
Driving Schools - R40
I've just enjoyed the 'skids and skills 'course at Silverstone Driving school and would recommend it to you. Very enjoyable and very useful.

Regards
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Fri 20 Aug 2004 21:04
Driving Schools - mare
Or indeed Castle Combe in Wiltshire, just west of Chippenham. Bottom of the Cotswolds, what, 2 hours south of the East Midlands. Book a morning course, and take your time going home uo the fosse way (A429). What a nice day out
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Fri 20 Aug 2004 21:14
Driving Schools - mare
Not really local, but treat yourself to one of these:

www.giftexperience.com/advanced_driving_schools.ht...l

or

www.trade-sales.co.uk/Learning/learn5.html

or

www.rospa.com/drivertraining/courses/driver_traini...l

No experience of any of these, they're just what google coam up with





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