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The Under 17 Car Club

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The aim of the club is "to enable under age drivers to practice and improve their driving skills legally and safely, in a variety of different vehicles, under properly supervised conditions, and to take an active interest in cars and motor sport and ultimately to produce safer young drivers on our
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The Club use a variety of venues throughout the year to provide the best possible range of driving experience to Members. The number of events at each site is subject to availability. The locations of the current venues are below:
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Grade 2 - Your driving shows finesse, you can drive a car at motorway speeds safely and are at the driving test standard
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Grade 5 - After taking a skills test and passing you become grade 5 and can go forwards and backwards competently
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who realised there was no opportunity for youngsters under seventeen to drive cars. The Club is run entirely by
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is a club where people under the age of 17 can drive motor vehicles. It was started in 1976 by
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The club has a grading system, designed to help members progress to driving test standard.
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Grade X - You show outstanding skill at driving and are an exceptionally safe driver
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Grade 1 - You are competent at all aspects of motoring including mechanics
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Grade 3 - Your driving is smooth and safe and you have good car control
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The club offers many activities at different venues, including:
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Science and Technology Park in Berkeley Gloucestershire
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Grade 4 - You have mastered manoeuvres and roundabouts
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Teenage Cancer Trust
Castle Combe Circuit
Bovington Tank Proving Ground
Kempton Park Racecourse
MOD Lyneham
Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh
Saffron Walden
Three Counties Showground
Seighford, Staffordshire
Science and Technology Park in Berkeley Gloucestershire
Richard Burns
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http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk
http://www.under17driver.co.uk

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