Rrrrallye Youth Drive comes to the Grampian Transport Museum
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Rrrrallye Youth Drive makes a a return to the Grampian Transport Museum on Sunday, April 30 and will continue each month throughout the summer.
The Rrrrallye Youth Drive is for 14-17 year old youngsters from the local area allowing them the opportunity to get behind the wheel and offers an excellent opportunity to learn safe and considerate driving skills.
Based in Keith, Rrrrallye Team was established in 2008 in memory of Stuart Harper who tragically died as a result of a road traffic collision in which he was a passenger in May 2008.
Stuart’s mother Linda looked into putting money donated at the church towards a driving related charity for local youngsters but later it became apparent that any money given to such groups would be used elsewhere in the country and not in the local area.
This prompted Linda to create Rrrrallye named after the Peugeot 106 Rally car – nicknamed Rrrrallye – that was purchased by Stuart just a week before his tragic death.
Linda explained: "We raise money to fund our Rrrrallye Youth Drive for youngsters aged 14-17 years allowing them the wonderful opportunity to an early introduction to safe and considerate driving skills.
"We can also help with some funding towards a skid car course for 17-25 year olds get money off a Pass Plus or Advanced Driving course so that they can come away with some more knowledge on how to handle their cars while driving on any road conditions.
"We try to encourage youngsters to do these courses as it does help to improve their awareness of road conditions, highlight other road users and help towards better handling and understanding of their own vehicles.
"If you would like to purchase vouchers for any driving course whether it is for a birthday, Christmas for a friend or a family member and need more information then please mail us at the address given below or contact instructors directly."
The Rrrrallye Team Rrrrallye@live.co.uk, Linda 01542 887019 or Raymond 07788 560308.
Rrrrallye Youth Drive-
Rrrrallye, in conjunction with Dave Watson and Jim Howard at Roadcraft Driver Training and their team of professional driving instructors offer 14-17 year-olds the opportunity of an early introduction to driving.
Dave and Jim have been a very important part of the Rrrrallye Team since 2010 seeing more than 300 youngsters take part in our Rrrrallye Youth Drive from across north-east Scotland.
Rrrrallye Youth Drive which takes place at the Grampian Transport Museum in Alford incorporates:
An interactive discussion on driving theory.
Information and hands on experience on vehicle maintenance.
A demonstration drive in Alford and surrounding areas, focusing on hazard awareness.
For more information on this course, contact the Rrrrallye Team.
Roadcraft Driver Training -
Dave Watson and Jim Howard are highly regarded grade A driving instructors and have between them more than 50 Years of driving skills experience. Organising various Corporate, Defensive and impeccable Learner Driving courses with consistent 100 per cent pass rates throughout the year. For details on learning and other more intensive courses with Dave or Jim please contact them via their facebook page Roadcraft
Advanced Driver/Rider Training Courses -
Moray Advanced Motorists and Motorcyclists run the IAM Advanced Driver and Rider courses. These will improve your skills and ability to drive or ride more safely. You will develop better concentration, observation, anticipate hazards earlier and have extra time to react to every on road situation. As a result your confidence and spatial awareness will develop so you can relax and enjoy the journey, even when the pressure is on. As soon as you're ready, you'll take the challenging, but highly rewarding, Advanced Driving/Riding Test. Once you've achieved this highly respected qualification, you'll become a fully qualified IAM RoadSmart member:
Contact IAMRoadSmart for details of prices.
More details are available on the Moray Group website at: www.maoryiam.org.uk and at www.iamroadsmart.com
IAM Roadsmart Young Driver Assessment -
Our Young Driver Assessment is a relaxed, 1-hour session specifically designed for drivers aged 17-24.
Whether you're a confident driver, or perhaps feel a little nervous behind the wheel, our course is tailored to you. So if you want to learn how to get more out of your car, or want guidance on a specific area of driving (like motorways or parallel parking) our experts can help.
As a new driver, the skills you learnt to pass your test will continue to grow over time. Whether you're driving friends around, or taking a road trip you've been planning you're likely to be challenged by new environments and scenarios.
That's where our course can help. There's no scary test to pass or examiner watching your every move, our expert will give you a few pointers about how to take your driving skills to that next level and get the most out of those new experiences.
Pass Plus -
Pass plus is a training course specifically aimed at new drivers statistics have shown that newly qualified drivers are more vulnerable than experienced drivers. Pass plus offers professional instruction, helping new drivers to gain quality experience, become more skilful drivers, develop a positive driving style and reduce their risk of being involved in an accident. Pass plus will build upon your existing skills and knowledge, it will teach you how to anticipate, plan for and deal with all kinds of hazards, and can help you to become more confident on the roads it is made up of six practical modules taking around six hours to complete the whole course;
-Town driving All-weather driving
-Out of town driving Night driving
-Dual carriageways Motorways
You need to hold a full UK licence to be eligible to take part in the scheme. There is no exam at the end of the Pass Plus course, you are continually assessed but must complete each module successfully to achieve the certificate.
For more information on this course talk to your driving instructor or check out the pass plus website www.passplus.org.uk.
Visit the team's Facebook page for more details.
