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New dates for 2022

Initial dates are now confirmed for the 2022 season.

There may be additional dates released and further dates will be confirmed soon.

Booking instructions are available at https://tank-driving.co.uk/booking/

20th March 2022 – full

5th April 2022 – spaces available

16th April 2022 – spaces available

7th May 2022 – spaces available

15th May 2022 – spaces available

29th May 2022 – spaces available

The perfect vehicle for this guy?!

Do you know it is perfectly legal to own a tank?

It may not be the most appropriate form of transport. But they are the ideal vehicles for some.

Probably, the most famous person will be Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Do you know any other tank owners?

Win a Tank Driving experience worth £150

Christmas is fast approaching and we are preparing for the busy festive period.

And we are giving you the chance to win one of our gift vouchers for our ultimate Tank Driving experiences.

Simply ‘like’ and ‘share’ our Facebook page and you will automatically be entered.

https://www.facebook.com/TankDrivingScotland

Saturday 6th November

Despite the atrocious weather we managed to get most of our tank drives done.

We had a range of customers from the very young (10 years old) to the enthusiast with years of experience in military machines.

Tank driving is fun and certainly unique. We are keen to look after the machines and encourage customers to get a hands-on experience they will always remember.

With Christmas rapidly approaching we are extending the range of experiences available. Vouchers can be purchased online and are immediately dispatched electronically. If you want to give that special somebody a real treat this Christmas have a look at our shop.

The weather for tomorrow is looking just as windy but should be dry.

 

Breaking News!

Experience Gift Scotland is pleased to confirm we have taken over the trading assets of Tank Driving Scotland.

This addition will help develop our own Tank Driving experience based at Bridge of Weir.
We will look after existing Tank Driving Scotland customers in line with their published terms and conditions. Customers should contact allan@experiencegiftscotland.com for details.

Tank Driving Instructors wanted – for 2022

Are you enthusiastic, up for a challenge, and interested in outdoor activities?! Then Tank Driving Scotland needs you!

We are looking for tank driving and paintball instructors. You should be highly motivated, energetic, dynamic, and reliable.

Along with being able to demonstrate first-class customer service skills, you must be confident, fun-loving, with the gift of the gab.

Tank Driving Scotland relies on being able to provide our customers with unparalleled days at Tank Driving so you’ll be taught everything you need to deliver a great day!

You must possess a reasonable fitness level (you will be running about the fields all day!) and be willing to work weekends at short notice. Mid-week work may also be available leading into busy seasons.

You must be able to drive, preferably with your own transport as no public transport to the centre is available. An aptitude for, or experience with mechanics would be beneficial. Applicants should have good communication skills.

It is essential to have an excellent attitude toward health and safety.

Applicants must be fluent in English and available to work part-time at weekends.

If you think that you are what we are looking for, then submit a covering letter along with a current C.V to:

Allan at Tank Driving Scotland, c/o Leading Edge, Walkinshaw Road, Renfrew, PA4 9LP.

Alternatively, drop us an email response to this ad in the first instance.

Tank Driving Moves to Glasgow

Yes we have gone and done it we have moved to Glasgow just 10 min from the airport at Bridge of Weir

Don’t delay get in touch and we can have you our driving a tank and live out your dream of getting to play in one of these amazing machines.

We are the official Tank Driving Scotland

 

Christmas Gift Vouchers

Tank Driving Scotland Experiences are only available directly through this website,

We no longer allow any other  gift voucher suppliers to sell any of our experiences,

Christmas gift vouchers can be ordered here on line or by phone and will run from January next season.

Swedish Telecom Group Have A Blast

Tank Driving Scotland welcome 20 lucky winners from a sales competition to experience a day of Tank Driving, Car Crushing, Segway Racing and Firing the Gun.  The group arrived from Edinburgh not knowing what activity they were about to take part in and all was kept a secret until they saw our line up of Tanks on site.  We held a competition for the best driver who got to crush a car , we also did a team building exercise with an ambush patrol that deployed into the woods by tank armed with paint ball markers, smoke grenades and thunder flashes.  Both teams thoroughly enjoyed their day with us and all were winners in the end.

unconventional bride makes entrance on a tank

When Adelle & I planned our wedding yes there had to be  a tank involved however not a standard camouflage one but a nice white one that blew bubbles as well as made a bang!

Unknown to us the wedding photographer sent the pictures to the local paper but when the Scottish Sun & Star News paper published the article,we were surprised when it made the papers! Not only did it make the news paper we were shocked to find out it made the Stv News website!

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-05-23/unconventional-bride-makes-entrance-on-a-tank/

Bride Adelle Spasic and groom Rod Sim arrive at their wedding on a tank. Credit: SWNS

It may not have been a traditional entrance but bride Adelle Spasic arrived at her wedding on a tank.

The couple, who wed in Perthshire in Scotland, chose the unusual mode of transport after groom Rod Sim proposed on one.

Painted white especially for the occasion, the tank, which was used in the first Gulf War, came fully fitted with a 16.5 tonne self-propelled gun which fired and blew out bubbles as they greeted their guests.

The guns firing to celebrate the couple's nuptials.

We would like to thank all who have congratulated us and hope to see you on site soon, Adelle & Rod Sim


Big thank you


Just to say thanks for a fun time over the weekend. My son had a tank driving session and it was brilliant. (Saturday 2.15pm slot)
Also the staff were incredibly friendly and certainly didn’t give the impression that they were just ‘doing a job’. That makes the difference to folk coming to have an entertaining day.
Keep the standards and warm welcome up. We will be back!
Regards,
Ramsay .



Argo Cat Adventure special offer

Special Half term & Bank Holiday offer for E voucher only Taster session £ 49.00

Get to grips with the Argo cat in a trial session grouped with other argo drivers you will experience the thrill of the amphibious all terrain buggy over some fantastic scottish muddy terrain, Duration 1 hr aprox drive time 15 min per person. (operating set dates April 6 th Sun 13th,Sun 20 th )

like us on Facebook & win a tank driving experience

We are offering a lucky winner the chance to win a great tank driving experience for christmas, once we have 500 friends we will draw the winner from the names input and notify the winer.

Yay we hit the 500 friends within a day & a half congratulations Martel Maxwell on winning a christmas tank driving for 2 package.

Keep going folks when we hit 600 we will draw another Prize at random

Please visit our Facebook where you can see what we get up to and like us

https://www.facebook.com/tankdriving.scotland

Tank driving instructors wanted for 2014

Are you enthusiastic, up for a challenge and interested in outdoor activities?! Then Tank Driving Scotland Needs You!

We are looking for tank driving and paintball instructors
We are looking for highly motivated, energetic, dynamic and reliable staff with the gift of the gab.
Along with being able to demonstrate first class customer service skills you must be confident and fun loving – Tank Driving Scotland relies on being able to provide our customers with an unparalleled days at Tank Driving so you’ll be taught everything you need to deliver a great day!

You must possess a reasonable fitness level (you will be running about the fields all day!) and be willing to work weekends at short notice.
Mid-week work may also be available leading into busy seasons 
You must be: 
Able to drive, preferably with your own transport (no public transport to centre)
An aptitude for, or experience with mechanics would be beneficial. 
Over 21 years old with good communication skills, an excellent attitude toward health and safety
Applicants must be fluent in English and available to work part-time at weekends.
If you think that you are what we are looking for, then submit a covering letter along with a current C.V to; Adelle at Tank Driving Scotland, The Granary, Lower Mill street, Blairgowrie PH10 6AQ. Alternatively drop us an email response to this ad in the first instance.

30 children School trip to Tank Driving Scotland

Hi Adelle,

I just wanted to let you know that I have heard from some of the staff
and parents about the kids day yesterday and it sounds like they had a
ball, so thank you all very much!!
What a great memory for their end of P7 trip! I just wish I couldve came.

Can I do anything to recommend TankDrivingScotland? I could share the
page with a wee note about how well it all went on facebook if thats
helpful?

I am sure more teachers would look into you guys for school trips if
they heard about you.

Thanks again.



Family Fun Park Open through summer Holidays

For Family fun Activities please visit www.theedgeoutdoor.com where you will find our wide variety of activities to suit all.

The site is located on the Western edge of Perth Close to the Broxden Glasgow roundabout.PH1 1QE

Children, Bouncy castle, lazer tag, pedal go carts, bungee trampolines, high ropes course, segway trekking, archery , target shooting, zorbz, Picnic area. petrol off road gocarts

Adults, Quad treks, off road go garts, High ropes, Segways, Air rifles,Archery

contact 01250 873808 for details.



Simply Segways!

Tank Driving Scotland have gone that little bit further and decided to give you some two wheeled adventure!

Off Road Segway  driving, so much fun & so easy, Ideal for parties ,groups & individuals, age 10 +

Whiz round the best Scottish countryside with some adventurous trecks to keep you on your toes.

URGENT CUSTOMER NOTICE

*****************URGENT CUSTOMER NOTICE*************

We would like to bring it to the attention of customers who may have purchased Tank Driving Scotland Experiences during 2011 from Gift Experience Scotland Limited that Tank Driving Scotland Limited dissolved its partnership with this firm in November 2011, and will be unable to provide the activities purchased via this 3rdparty supplier.

Any customer who has purchased a voucher through Gift Experience Scotland Ltd and which is still valid should contact Gift Experience Scotland Ltd in the first instance to request a refund. You can also contact us atinfo@tankdrivingscotland.com if you wish to book via Tank Driving Scotland directly


NOTHING SILENT ABOUT TDS

PA Silent Auction Article











Tank Driving Scotland has donated 20 Paintball Vouchers and a New Recruit tank Driving voucher for the Perth Silent Auction.

Bargain Hunt Special

On a late summer’s day, somewhere in deepest Perthshire (Auchterhouse to be exact!) a team from the BBC’s Bargain Hunt programme came to visit. Charlie Ross and James Braxton swapped fine cars and fine antiques for fast antiques!

The crew who were in Blairgowrie filming for next years programmes decided that an ending with a difference would be just the ticket.

Armed but not dangerous, our fearless duo slid into our fantastic vehicles for a battle royale! The race was on… a few small dips (ha, ha!) and a few puddles later our daring duo returned to base, shaken and stirred, adrenalin pumping and all guns blazing! Laughter all round could be heard for miles as what appeared to be sea legs appeared from our awesome machines.

Why not do some ‘Bargain Hunting’ of your own and check out not only the great pictures of the day, but some of our fantastic offers currently available.


Mark Beaumont Gets Off His Bike And On To A Tank

Mark Beaumont replaces his bike for a tank with the help of  TDS.

mark b 2

Mark arrived at Tank Driving Scotland complete with troops. Fortunately the weather held off and sunshine all round was the order of the day.

The squad of guys got into the spirit of the day and donned the outfits with specially prepared make up (cause they’re worth it!) and took control of one of our fantastic machines which was then followed by a half day of action packed paintball including being dropped off into battle by tank.

mark b

Mark and the guys loved their day so much with us that they have given Tank Driving Scotland the seal of approval, a rematch may well be on the cards!


Abbott Self Propelled Gun

                                               abbott painted

After a Couple of weeks in the workshop the Abbot Spg has been stripped of all the old moldy paint with an air chisel as in some places the paint was about 5mm thick!

The then naked machine was given a couple of thick coats of read oxide primer before the final decision of it’s end coulor,

                                                   abbott outside 

Desert sand was the first choice and after a couple of coats the Abbott was looking on top form, all the additional parts were detailed in black to make the Spg look like a mean machine.

                                                    abbott dog

Now the hard bit! We have an engine pack that is missing some parts & some vital wiring is missing from the vehicle , Not to good but we are sourcing the parts to get the vehicle operational in the near future,

If you have any Abbott Spare parts lying about please feel free to get in touch

Arrival of Tracked Rapier Missile Launch Platform

Tank Driving Scotland has been lucky enough to bring on board to it’s collection of vehicles a BAe Tracked Rapier Missile Launch platform.

rapier mound

This vehicle is a ground to air, radar guided missile launch and only a limited number of these still  exist in the UK.

This is a fantastic machine to drive with easy access for drivers as entry is through a car style door rather than climbing down a hatch into the drivers seat.

The vehicle is ready for service and will be available shortly as a driving experience.


Delivery of Abbott GUN

Tank driving Scotland is proud to announce the delivery of no 1 of 2 Abbott Self Propelled Gun tanks!

The Abbott Self propelled gun will be restored to working order ready for operations in the coming months.

This will be a unique experience where you get to drive this machine hatch down in battle conditions looking through the periscope!

The ultimate boys adventure…

Pre bookings being taken Now


Tank Instructors and Paintball Marshals wanted

Tank Instructor and Paintball Marshal’s required

Apply now by sending us a covering email and copy of your cv to: info@tankdrivingscotland.com Applications are constantly reviewed

We’re always on the lookout for people that want to work for us to make our customers’ experiences even better and help us to develop our company.
If you think you’ve got what it takes then contact us with a covering email and a copy of your CV.

Proctor Group Ltd. Corporate Day

This year, The A. Proctor Group Ltd. – a specialist construction products business, decided to treat their staff to a fantastic day out!  Around 40 of the staff visited Tank Driving Scotland to take part in a spot of Tank Driving and shooting.  Even better, they were joined by their kids, who all got to experience life as a soldier!!  The best driver won a bottle of champagne, and the best shot a bottle of wine.  Unfortunately it happened to be one individual who was multi talented, they were well prepared for their Saturday evening!

Thanks to Proctors for visiting us, we’ll see you next year!

PIPPA SAYS ‘I DO’ TO TDS

A fabulous choice was made by our good friend Pippa this month.  She decided to hold her hen party at Tank Driving Scotland!  The 15 girls descended onto our site on the 31st May dropped off in a pink Limo to begin the action.  Arriving in very pink attire (with some rather interesting head bands!), the girls made a quick change into army gear and got camouflaged up Tank Driving Scotland style.

After negotiating the course in the Tank and Mini Monster Truck – the ladies had to negotiate their way to the Digger driving through our army trenches!  (Lots of loud bangs involved, which resulted in LOTS of screaming!).  Pippa was a dab hand at operating the digger bucket and this was her favourite activity (am I feeling a change of job coming on?!!).

Pippa’s hen party was enjoyed by everyone, from ages of young adult to her granny!  We all took part and had a fabulous time.  When the limo arrived for the pick up, it was just no comparison to the other vehicles on the day…  Pippa’s hen party went on for a wonderful BBQ in the garden with a very specially ‘Butler’ in an apron.  It was unfortunate he had to cook the barbeque (burning hazard!).  I believe the evening finished with some terrible renditions of ‘I will survive’ on the karaoke.

We are so pleased to have provided a fantastic hen party for Pippa – and she promises that if this marriage doesn’t work out, she’ll be back for her next hen!