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CLASSIC BUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE DAYS
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Our Bus Driver Experience packages are varied and include something for everyone.
You can bring Guests along to share your exciting day. Some all-day packages include Lunch locally too. Our Assessment sessions and Standard packages are either morning or afternoon sessions.
Full information is now available as PDF brochures - just click the images on the right to download your copy! The first is a flyer that explains briefly what is involved; the second leaflet explains in greater detail the Assessment session and each Bus Driver Experience so you can choose the right course. Just print it off for reference if you wish.
Driver Experiences are held at the famous Mallory Park Circuit - known as "the little circuit with the big view" and is great for spectators. It is a friendly track and is conveniently located near Hinckley in Leicestershire. It's easy to find from the M1/M6/M69 local motorway network. Full joining instructions are provided when your particular package is bought.
The Bus Driver Experience Packages are great for presents and for Corporate Gifts, so when you buy an Experience Package we sent you an appropriate Experience Voucher - then when you wish to book a particular date, you simply contact us to choose from the dates available. Corporate Packages for groups of ten qualify for corporate discounts.
Generally we like our courses to be available to anyone capable, but we do have certain guidelines for participants. They should ideally be the holder of a Driving Licence for at least one year, be in good health, between 5'5" and 6'4" in height, under 18 stone in weight, and under 70 yrs of age, but if you are around these numbers please do ask for more information. Participants must be 100% free of alchohol on the day of the experience and random testing is in force as it is with all Bus Drivers.
Do see our terms and conditions on the leaflet, and participants must complete a booking form. Decisions of the Driving Instructors regarding suitability and safety items etc is final.
Discounts are available for repeat bookings made within twelve months of the previous package or assessment.
If you would like to book a driver experience, print-off and complete our Driver Experiences Booking Form. Then post the completed form back to us with a cheque for the necessary payment at the address on the bottom of the form, or fax the form back to us on 02476 354900 and call us on 02476 633624 or 077 3388 4914 to make a card payment.
We would like to thank the following for their part in the success of the day:  BUSES FOR DRIVING |
Planning something special? We have something which may fit the bill !
A Birthday surprise, A Thank You gift, a Team building session, or rewarding special employees? Let WHEELS / Midland Red Coaches help you. We have organised some of the biggest and best transport events in the area, and NOW we can offer you an individual experience or a group session, seeing what the life of a bus driver was like in times gone by! The chance to get behind the wheel of a classic bus was many a childhood dream. It can now come true. You can also bring along non-participating spectator friends or your partner, if you wish for a much reduced fee. The event will be led by experienced and qualified Driver Instructor, and will start with a briefing. This will involve us gathering information on forms from the participant; an explanation of our operations and how we work with our vintage and classic buses and coaches; information on Health and Safety issues whilst you are with us; and an on-vehicle safety check and briefing, explaining the type of bus, how it works, some Driving techniques, and emergency procedures. Then on a pre-prepared circuit we will help you traverse a number of obstacles, and even reverse the bus around a corner with cones using only your mirrors - as it used to be done! The Driving Instructor may ask you to start on an incline - a hill start !! But make sure you dont roll backwards as he may have placed a matchbox or a plastic cup just behind the wheel... and if you break it you may have to buy each of your colleagues and the Instructor a round of teas, again just as happened in the good old days! The cost is from £99 per participant for Assessments and Experience packages start from £189, with spectator cost from £49. Standard Experiences last for approximately two hours which will include approximately one hour with the vehicle, up to our Red and Gold Experience packages which starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm and includes Lunch for the Participant and Guests. You will have an enjoyable time as it's something not available every day. Each packages is different and you will be rewarded with a participant's certificate and dependant upon the particular package there are mugs featuring the bus or buses you have driven, Limited Edition Midland Red Centenary prints, Group Photograph and some handouts to remember your day with Midland Red Coaches on your Classic Bus Driving Experience Day. If you are travelling from any distance, we can arrange accommodation in local Bed and Breakfasts or Hotels, and we can also arrange to pick up participants from local railway stations. Wheels/Midland Red Coaches are members of The Northern Warwickshire Tourism Association with many members who have cosy and affordable accommodation, and others with more things to do and see whilst you are in our area. See what you would like to do on and around your visit. Checkout their website: www.visitnorthernwarwickshire.com We will aim to make your time with us worthwhile and a very special experience.
e-mail us at buses@wheels.co.uk for available dates. |
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