American Movie Truck Drive
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Overview
Peterbilt was founded in 1939, producing serious American trucks. Your ride, the 379, was Peterbilt's flagship truck from 1987 until the 2007 model year, maintaining the nameplate's signature long-nose styling. Immortalised in some of Hollywood’s most exhilarating blockbusters, now you can take control of one of these amazing machines.
On your American Movie Truck driving session, you’ll be able to get behind the wheel and experience driving on the designated truck area. Channel your inner truck driver as you learn how to manouvre through a specially designed course of cones, including reserve challenges. A unique opportunity for any petrol-head or American truck enthusiast.
- SKU
- PBMAT1 SP1
- Locations
- 9 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.4 (28)
What's Included
- Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
- In-truck briefing with your instructor
- 20 minutes behind the wheel of an incredible Peterbilt 379
- Choice of 10 venues
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at your pre-booked venue, you’ll be welcomed by staff and introduced to your instructor who will show you your incredible Peterbilt 379 truck. Inside the cab you’ll be fully briefed on safety and how to drive your amazing machine.
Ready to take control, you'll start the engine and experience the feel of manouvreing through a range of cones and obstacles, all with 1:1 guidance from your instructor.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 17 (under 18s need parental/guardian consent)
- Minimum height: 4ft 5in
- Maximum height: 6ft 9in
- Maximum weight: 20 stone
- A driving licence is not required for this experience but you must have previous manual driving experience
- Fitness/Health: You should be in reasonable health and able to climb in and out of the car. This experience is not suitable for those with epilepsy, heart complaints or pregnant ladies. Please note: anyone deemed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate
- All drivers must have a good understanding on the English language for instruction purposes
- Spectators are welcome
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to location
- The centres contracted with us hold public indemnity liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover.
Some driving operators require customers to complete an Indemnity/Damage waiver form on the day of the experience. This may state that the driver will be liable for a fixed amount of costs should they damage the vehicle whilst driving. Most of these suppliers are able to provide Indemnity/Damage Waiver at a small additional fee (usually £20-£45) payable on site. The purchase of this is optional and is in addition to the Public Liability Insurance held by all venues. The full details of any indemnity or damage waiver will be provided by the activity operator. We are unable to advise or comment on the content or suitability of these products.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience
Availability
Your voucher is valid for nine months from the date of issue, kindly note that you must have booked and taken your experience before your expiry date.
This experience is available on selected weekdays and weekends from February to November.
Dates at Perranporth location: 15 and 16 April 2022, 19 to 21 August 2022
Please note: dates at Tockwith in Yorkshire and Dunsfold in Surrey are limited.
If you wish to attend Gainsborough or Cranleigh venues a £25 upgrade fee is payable at the time of booking. If you wish to book at Dunsfold a £35 upgrade fee is payable at the time of booking.
We recommend you book at least 16 weeks in advance to make sure dates are available. If there are no dates available for the duration of your validity, we are happy to offer a free extension. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow approximately 2 to 3 hours for the whole experience (includes 20 minutes driving for each person in group plus welcome and brief) . Exact duration will vary according to the number of participants on the day.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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Debbie T
30/08/2021
Absolutely brilliant!!!
I had a movie truck driving experience yesterday and it was awesome. I loved every minute. The Car Chase Heroes staff were so friendly and made the whole afternoon a lot of fun, thanks to them all. I loved every minute.
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Hema
26/10/2020
An American truck experience!
This experience was a gift for my husband’s 40th birthday, despite covid we had a really great day out. All staff at the venue were friendly and helpful. The truck experience was amazing, we all got to ride in the truck and take lots of memorable photos!
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Mandy
27/09/2020
American truck drive
A fantastic gift and a very well organised company to deal with. Easy to book. Good communication. A great way to make happy memories with bit of added adrenaline.
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5
Frances
21/09/2020
Fantastic, WOW
A fantastic day I found it well organised I had a fantastic drive in the truck and the Hell cat just WOW can't wait for my next drive . Ordered all my photos and pictures cant wait to get them
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stuart
13/09/2020
really great day nice weather
had a really great day excellent instructor did well too 100% but i did drive trucks all my life. Once again excellent day out
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Steve Wright
16/02/2020
Amazing adventure!...
This was a gift from my Daughter and it was the perfect gift! I have long wanted to drive one of these amazing trucks ever since I first saw one cruising down the highway on a family holiday to California!...
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5
Scott Anderson
09/02/2020
Confidence booster
I drove the bullnose peterbuilt and got 98 out of 100 so very proud and done some more difficult minovers and the tutor was excellent he even said I should consider going and sitting my hgv. I then Went and drove the Volvo artic and I got 99 1/2 out of 100 so very pleased and it was amazing getting to drive an artic and do different minovers. Paul the tutor was excellent were polite and chatty which I liked and he even agreed that I should go sit my hgv.
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5
Brian (Dolly).
18/11/2019
Terrific day!
I really enjoyed the day, I've always wanted to drive an American truck and I was not disappointed. The instructor was very friendly and informative. All in all it was a brilliant day.
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5
Jeff Bardsley
16/11/2019
magical drive in a big American truck
Lifetime ambition to drive a truck and they don’t get bigger than the 18 gear American giant loved
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Christel
14/11/2019
Had a great time
Had a very good day, staff were very friendly and helpful, brilliant all round
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sean
13/11/2019
optimus drive
great experience, wait was very long for the one experience but location of truck course and density of people made it difficult overall decent day out
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Greg
05/11/2019
Had an amazing time
Everything was straightforward and easy to understand. There were limited options of dates and locations but once it was all booked in it was a breeze. The location was easy to find, everyone was very polite and welcoming. I didn't have to wait long until I could drive the selected truck. The driving instructor was awesome, made me feel relaxed. All in all superb day!
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Chris
27/10/2019
Great Fun
While everyone else was screaming around the track my wife and I, who for £5 was allowed to be passenger with me, manouvered Optimus Prime a 1980's Peterbuilt tractor unit around a slalom through cones and "parked" in a "garage". Excellent fun,
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Shaz
11/09/2019
Enjoyable experience
Had a great time, all staff were very helpful, instructor was really great and made it good fun.
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Luke
16/08/2019
Fantastic Experience
Having driven with Car Chase Heroes before I knew what to expect for their organisation - and they did not disappoint!! Fantastic event! Great staff and a really enjoyable experiece that will not be forgotten!
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Anne-Marie
23/07/2019
Amazing experience
Great day out. Easy to organise. Staff were incredibly friendly which added to the enjoyment of the day. Very well organised day.
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Philip Denny
07/07/2019
American truck druve
Staff were excellent especially my guide who had a great sense of humour and put me totally at ease. Truck was better than expected and fulfilled a childhood dream of driving a Peterbuilt truck, Fantastic morning.
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Chris
18/04/2019
Another tick on the bucket list.
I showed up at Dunsfold (Top Gear Circuit) and everything was really well organised. Getting booked in took minutes (I had completed the paperwork in advance) and even booked on for a couple of extra during the day which was no problem for the people there. They couldn’t do enough for me. The day was really well organised and driving the Peterbuilt American Truck was great fun. Also had a quick spin in the GT40 plus a flying lap in the BMW. Will definitely be recommending to others.
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5
Claire Baker
13/03/2019
Driving Optimus
Had a fab day driving the lorry, the staff were beyond helping and making so much effort with me and my children which made the day more enjoyable! Thank you!!
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Dobby
26/01/2019
Most exciting thing I've experienced
Great experience always wanted to be a lorry driver given this by my son on my 70th birthday. Dobby was a great guy who showed me the ropes and gave me 83 out of 100 loved it would liked to have gone around the course again.
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4
Han
04/11/2019
Optimus prime
A birthday gift from hubby . Driving Optimus Prime , it was a little scary but exciting , the truck was amazing and it was a great experience , I thought I was going to just go round and do a couple of laps but ended up doing manoeuvres and exercises . The instructor was professional and friendly and I would recommend this to anyone who has a love for American trucks, transformers or just having a fun drive .
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Paul
21/10/2019
Great morning out
had a great time driving "Optimus" instructor was very good and helpful. Would have liked a bit longer track to get up through the gears a bit more and build up some speed.
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Lorraine
24/02/2019
absolutely brillant
This was a fabulous experience, I loved the transformer films so to get to drive in the movie truck was a dream come true!! This was a birthday gift best gift ever!
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Phil J.
06/09/2020
Not what I was expecting.......
I was seriously disappointed with this experience. It was poorly organised and at times we were just forgotten about after being told to wait in a certain location. The truck driving experience didn’t live up to expectations. You only get to crawl around a few of the showgrounds roads, do a couple of reverse manoeuvres and weave in and out of some cones. Would much preferred to have had a proper drive. Actual driving time was only 13 minutes the rest was the driver explaining things. Overpriced.
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john m
28/10/2019
Disappointing American Truck Driving Experience
My Experience started by being taken to the far side of Bruntingthorpe circuit to a fairly small area where two trucks were operating, one American and the other one was a Scania with a trailer, so on to my drive, it was amazing to be in the American truck,but you were so limited in the space available to drive around that we were practically crawling around driving in between and around cones that you barely got up to 3rd gear (it has 16), all the staff at the track were very pleasant.
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Stephen
30/09/2019
Disgrace! Worst imaginable experience.
Can’t believe we actually paid them money for this disaster!!! We arrived to just to find out that they didn’t have a truck for us to drive! We travelled 80 miles each way, spent at least £35 on petrol, wasted half a Sunday! They didn’t even bother to let us know that the experience was cancelled!! Shame! Apparently they sent an email, which we didn’t get. Any half-decent company would have called or get a confirmation that their cancellation notice was received. No refund was offered either!!!
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Stewart
19/08/2019
Optimus Prime!?
The experience was billed as “Optimus Prime”. The truck looked nothing like Optimus Prime, also it was very dirty. When I booked a date for the experience I had to pay another £25 because it was at Blyton. I also had to pay another £25 for an insurance wavier. Fifteen minutes driving around a few cones was not a great experience!
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Chris
15/08/2019
Poorly organised
Car chase hero’s - who run the event where poorly organised (running 2 hours late, for a 20 minute experience) and the whole event is designed to extract money from you.
Locations
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South West
- Perranporth, Cornwall
East Midlands
- Blyton Park Driving Centre, Lincolnshire
- Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Yorkshire and Humber
- York, North Yorkshire
West Midlands
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Wales
- Monmouthshire, Wales
East of England
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Norwich, Norfolk
South East
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire