Truck Experience

I received a voucher as a gift (from another company) for a truck driving experience. When I redeemed it, I was directed to the Car Chase Heroes website...only to find there were very limited options for truck driving...at least within reasonable travelling distance. It was a bit of a faff to book this way. My advice woukd be to book through Car Chase Heroes themselves and cut out the voucher people. On the day everything was well organised and staff were great. I have to give a shout out to Gary, the truck instructor. What a lovely bloke...so enthusiastic and friendly. Beware the 'extra' collision damage waiver cost. In fairness though, the waiver lasts all day for all vehicles...and other cars were available at not too silly prices. I took advantage and went from the truck to a Caterham! Overall a great experience, and I will book again.

When did your experience take place? 07 Jun 2024

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Tockwith

The actual truck experience was brilliant as it's always something I've wanted to do,the American gentleman (sorry can't remember his name) puts you at ease and makes the experience even more enjoyable. However I was disappointed that the truck was not as shown on the experience invite, so just be aware what you see may not be what you get!!

When did your experience take place? 18 Sep 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

I've wanted to drive a truck for most of my life! Finally, I had the opportunity to. And I was really looking forward to it. To arrive and see the "course" for truck driving certainly took the shine off the experience for me. My instructor was great, the first they said was "Sorry for the course, this is what they give us" 20 mins didn't sound like much time, so I was lured into doubling the time - 40 mins was too long given the limited space... I still really enjoyed the experience, but do feel it could have been so much better. I understand it's a small circuit and clearly not designed for trucks, but I don't think it's fair to deceive customers. Yes, I did experience driving a truck, and I did enjoy it, but I wouldn't recommend this location for it.

When did your experience take place? 28 Jul 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

Thoroughly enjoyed the truck driving experience. Gary the instructor was really helpful and gave clear instructions.

When did your experience take place? 25 May 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

My wife bought me a truck driving experience as a gift because I was always saying how I fancied having a go. The check-in at Abingdon was efficient and friendly. Naomi walked us to the truck where Gary, our instructor, was ready and waiting. Gary was great - he explained everything quickly and simply and put us at ease. The driving experience was very enjoyable, including some reversing manoeuvres that took a while to get into but in the end were great fun. Thanks to everybody for a very enjoyable experience!

When did your experience take place? 05 Jun 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

Whilst well organised and Callum was great instructor, only got to drive one of the Car Chase Heroes car transporters not the publicised articulated outfit. Good experience but disappointed not delivered in the publicised outfit

When did your experience take place? 08 Apr 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - wattisham

Shocking No chance to feel the “raw power of the 16 gears” barely get above 10-15 miles per hour slowly manoeuvring through half a dozen cones on some pot hole ridden piece of tarmac and mud well away from the main track, the way the experience is worded I’d have at least expected to be able to actual have taken the truck on the track to feel the power going through the gears. Doing 10 miles an hour in an ancient truck that’s done 450,000 miles was a complete anti-climax and not worth the money, also being charged an additional £29 for a damage waiver, what a joke, what could I have damaged at that speed with nothing around but mud and a few cones

When did your experience take place? 12 Mar 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

Based on the photographs for the Truck experience I was expecting a large modern truck to drive but the reality was a very modest old lorry with a trailer to make it look long. The 'driving' consisted entirely of turning around in a relatively small space to back up the 'truck' between cones. At no point did I get out of 2nd gear or even be allowed to make my own steering decisions. The instructor just controlled every move and it was all over in 15 minutes. The admin was largely dominated by the numerous attempts to up sell the completely unnecessary extra insurance. Definitely not what I was expecting

When did your experience take place? 19 Mar 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

Really had a brilliant time even though the queue was very long it was worth the wait. All the staff was great, wish it was longer but the person was patient and very nice, I would really recommend it.

When did your experience take place? 25 Mar 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Blyton Park

There was nothing about this experience that made me feel like I was having a fun experience: I felt like I was on a conveyer belt trying to extract money from me. I was gifted a voucher to drive a lorry by a group of people that wanted to thank me for something significant that I did for them. The booking was a pain and I had to pay extra for a weekend drive (I work Monday – Friday) They wanted more money for me to pick the location most convenient to me. I got to the location on time and had to queue for an hour to get in. In the queue there was a real hard sell to get the extra insurance: telling me that if another car hit me while I am standstill, I would be fully liable. I was up sold to pay for taking a passenger in with me. They tried to sell many other add on’s such as a fast lap as a passenger etc etc. Then went in and was told it would be 20 mins until my drive… I waited 2 hours, kept getting told it would not be long, other customers complained and jumped the queue going before me. I noticed two others asking if their partners could sit in the truck with them: they were told, yes, no problem after I had to pay for my partner to come with me. I felt like they were trying to get as much money out of me while there. While there, multiple cars broke down or were over booked so they were asking people to swap to other cars before it got dark otherwise they would not be able to drive. It was just a mess and I will never use again.

When did your experience take place? 28 Jan 2023

What was the name of the venue where your experience took place? Car Chase Heroes - Abingdon