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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22837 Location: UK

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your significant other (where applicable), or indeed any other family member, to take to the road behind the wheel of your pride and joy? or are they off-limits?

'Erindoors has driven a few of mine over the years, although I can't see her driving the tourer or the truck anytime soon (the last one she drove was either the Standard Companion or the 34 Minor).

RJ
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traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

Yes, my wife drives my Light 15 on occasions and is itching to drive the Riley 9 Special when I have completed the re-build! (xx years)
My son would drive also but age/insurance is prohibitive at the moment...

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

My wife has been insured to drive my old car for the last 20 years but has never driven it. She's not a natural driver and has absolutely no desire to drive anything that adds additional challenges.

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stuchamp · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 546 Location: Iowa, USA

I've offered but she always declines.
She doesn't like manual steering and brakes.

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

Herself would love to drive the Range Rover, but sadly, has had to relinquish her licence for health reasons, so she has never driven any of the five RRs we've had; nor did she ever drive the Morris traveller.
My son is insured on the RR, but has only driven it once.

Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

Wife, son and daughter all drive and love em.

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

My wife drives them all and has her own classic she bought when she passed test over 4 decades ago. She does not drive the P2 very often though and often drives one of the Land Rovers in bad weather
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peppiB · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:33 pm Post subject:

Partner doesn't drive as she is epileptic. I have a friend on the insurance for 1 of the cars but other than on a show field he has only driven it about 400 yards to a local garage to have the tyres changed

kevin2306 · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:36 pm Post subject:

Wifey drives the eunos loads but thats a modern toy really, the vogue wont be on the road until the spring but im sure she will drive it out and about.

Kev

lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

Brian M · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:25 pm Post subject:

Wife, Son and Daughter are all insured on the Amazon, my wife won't even travel in it, son shares the driving on longer road trips, daughter has tried it, but didn't like the steering.
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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4287 Location: South Cheshire

My wife drives the Stag, she will at some point drive the MGA, .

Dave

Rootes75 · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:20 am Post subject:

I always put my wife on the insurance but she's never driven one of the cars. A few years back whilst jumping down off the back of a lorry I hit my chest and broke a rib or two, very painful! My wife with no previous commercial driving experience very competently drove the old lorry home, and she enjoyed it!

bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

My wife does not drive, but my mum does use the blue mini every now and then!
The other two are only driven by myself!