I have an experimental car, where can I test drive without insurance in North Lancashire?

Question

The vehicle in an electric conversion and I would like to test the distance covered by a set of batteries before continuing with the project.

Answer 1

There is a vehicle proving ground at Leyland, which was once the test facility used for the development of Leyland trucks.



You can see the facility in this link http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=&q=PR26+7TZ&ie=UTF8&ei=UhwaTIyMBJj60wSt5rGNCQ&ved=0CAoQ_AU&hq=&hnear=Leyland,+Lancashire+PR26+7TZ,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.698231,-2.73212&spn=0.011001,0.027595&t=h&z=15



I believe the facility is now owned by Optare, a bus maker.

Answer 2

You can do it on private land that isn't accessible to the public (so that's supermarket car parks out of the question). A private road, field or big garden would be ideal.



One thing that did spring to mind; if you do find some private land, how will you get the car there?

Answer 3

you can drive only private land. You must take land owner's permission to test drive on the the private land.

Answer 4

You can only drive it on private land, to which the public do not have access, and only with the landowner's permission.

Answer 5

You need to find a private track you can hire for a few hours and trailer it there.

Answer 6

Maybe a farm?