Hello, I am currently learning to drive and have my test in 2 weeks. I want to do some driving outside of my lessons but can not get insured on our car as it is a fleet car.
I have been informend that i can drive on private land with no insurance but i do not know how to go about finding where in my area (luton, bedfordshire) private land is.
I have a few industrial estates around me and an airport. Are these private or does anyone know of a website where i can search for private land??
2007-01-15 03:59:48 · 19 answers · asked by secretly_1982 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
if you go out in the country, there is usually noone on the roads.
2007-01-15 04:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by ursula 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your best bets for private land would be small airfields (perhaps no longer used as airfields), or farm land, or a gated industrial site. You will need the permission of the owner of the car (which you probably won't get for a fleet car - most are leased, and the lease will insist on all drivers being fully insured) and the owner of the land.
Car parks and the like may be privately owned, but if they are publicly accessible (e.g. a supermarket car park) you will still need insurance.
The other option in your area would be to contact Bedford Autodrome (a venue for motor racing, and for racing driver training) to see if they can help - I believe they run sessions where those under 17 can learn to drive in safety, so they might have something to suit you, but at a cost.
2007-01-15 05:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would have to be somewhere like a private estate that the public aren't allowed on to with permission from the owner. Supermarket car parks etc you would still need to have insurance, likewise industrial estates. So unless you know any rich landowners I think you'll be out of luck.
Why not buy a cheap old banger for yourself, that way you can learn to drive in it and have a car for shen you pass your test. Your partners car if its a fleet one will probably stipulate it can only be driven by members of the company and they must have held a license for a set period of time.
2007-01-15 05:40:34 · answer #3 · answered by Mark B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am assuming that you have a Learner's Licence, which is required of course.
If you have a Learner's Licence, this usually means you cannot operate a vehicle either on private land or public roadways. You must have a properly licenced driver beside you in an insured vehicle at all times.
If you are driving your parent's car, they should advise their insurance company of this fact. Commercial vehicles may not be used for this purpose of course.
You should not be driving any car anywhere without insurance. I always say, "insurance is insurance against NOT being insured".......smiles
Good luck!
2007-01-19 06:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by logicalgal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
private land meaning:
land or property that is secure from the public axcess, SO a carpark with gates, school grounds, farmers field, all these places will have a notice on the gates saying PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESSPASSING, the best think to do is fine a big carpark and use it, get someone eles to drive you there and back, once you are in the carpark you drive, just don't drive on the public roads,
2007-01-18 12:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by davidcarpenter2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fantastically a lot anybody that parks in theirchronic has crossed a public footpath to get there. they have had to get permission from the council to finish that. once you're speaking about a landowner that owns land on which there's a public footpath you're literally not allowed tochronic automobiles on that direction. The rights of the footpath supercede the authority of the landowner to grant permission tochronic on that element of his land. it truly is even unlawful to cycle or experience a horse on a footpath.
2016-11-24 19:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned to drive at airport grounds,which is great cause there's a lot of room,so if you can swing a deal with them that could be sweet. I live in the sticks (country) so plenty of room there.Have you considered your highschool parking lot?
Good luck on your test . Be one with the car and the road.
Take a deep breath and let Zen be with you!
2007-01-15 04:14:50 · answer #7 · answered by becatfish 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look for parking lots in front of office buildings and strip malls on early Sunday mornings. Especially if there are no cars around, feel free to experiment. :-)
Far as industrial estates, that's a wildcard. If you, for example, know someone who owns a ranch with some paved or gravel roads, however, that's perfect.
2007-01-15 04:10:22 · answer #8 · answered by M S 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Shopping malls are a great place and are private property. Same for most any big business.
Large parking lots are generally private property.
Stay away from the airport.
2007-01-15 04:05:47 · answer #9 · answered by jeffpa 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
find an industreial estate and drive round there after 5 pm
2007-01-17 13:52:18 · answer #10 · answered by antony h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are not ready to test. Go with an adult driver to the country roads and practice on them. You need to practice on some real road, like a park road, etc.
2007-01-21 09:55:27 · answer #11 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋