A UK not-for-profit

Help a neighbourhood hero get on the road

They already turn up for someone. A licence means they can get there sooner, go further, and reach the people nobody else can. We pay for the lessons.

Care2Drive 40 hour record book cover
Ellie, the Care2Drive L plate mascot

What we mean

Neighbourhood heroes are the people who give their own time to look after somebody else. A daughter, a neighbour, a volunteer at the food bank. Most of them are not paid and none of them call themselves that.

How it works

Six steps, in this order

Nothing clever. Each step is paid for before the next one starts.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Someone tells us who they look after and what a licence would let them do.

  2. 02

    Matched

    We match them with funding and a volunteer or partner driving instructor.

  3. 03

    Theory

    Workbooks, mock questions and quiet support until the theory is passed.

  4. 04

    Lessons

    Real lessons, paid for, with an instructor who knows what they are for.

  5. 05

    Practical test

    Test fees covered. We are waiting at the kerb.

  6. 06

    On the road

    A licence. More doors knocked on. More people reached.

Ellie, the Care2Drive L plate mascot

Ellie says: book the theory before you think you are ready. The date is what makes you practise.

Pat says: if you are teaching someone, say one thing at a junction, not four.

The numbers

Where we actually are

We started small and we will say so. These figures change as the work does.

Our first ten are being matched now
Neighbourhood heroes supported
Every donation buys the next lesson
Lessons funded
Book sales and donations are starting this fund
Raised so far
Instructors are signing up now
Instructors volunteering

Books & resources

Every book we sell pays for lessons

We publish workbooks for learners, families and driving instructors. The money goes straight back into getting neighbourhood heroes on the road.

Free downloads
Free printable Care2Drive practice sheets, fanned out

Start with something free

Printable practice sheets, checklists and question packs. No payment, no catch.

Browse the free downloads
Same Page record books cover

Same Page record books

One shared record for learner, parent and instructor.

From £7.99

Buy in the shop
Spot the Hazard! cover

Spot the Hazard!

Hazard perception practice you can do at the kitchen table.

£8.99

Buy in the shop
The Question Book cover

The Question Book

Theory questions grouped the way people actually forget them.

£9.99

Buy in the shop
Town test-centre editions cover

Town test-centre editions

Local routes, roundabouts and the bits that catch people out.

£6.99

Buy in the shop
The Parent's Guide cover

The Parent's Guide

How to sit in the passenger seat without making it worse.

£8.99

Buy in the shop
Standards Check series cover

Standards Check series

For instructors preparing for their Standards Check.

From £11.99

Buy in the shop

Ways to help

Pick the one that suits you

Donate

One-off or monthly. Monthly giving buys whole courses of lessons, so more people can cover more ground.

Donate

Sponsor a learner

Fund one person's theory, lessons and test, and widen the patch they can cover, as an individual or through your business.

Sponsor a learner

Nominate someone

Put forward a neighbourhood hero, or put yourself forward. Five minutes, no paperwork, and we reply to everyone.

Nominate someone

Are you a driving instructor? Teach with us and you change somebody's whole year.

Back a neighbourhood hero today

We are not a registered charity, so we cannot offer Gift Aid. What we can tell you is where the money goes: lessons, materials and test fees.

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