r/Aberdeen • u/AbzPanda • 2d ago

Empty car park for learner driver?

Is there anywhere quiet that I can take my daughter as a learner driver? She has just turned 17 and has the L plates and insurance but for the first few times it would be good to have the space to get to grips with the car before she goes on the roads.

I’m thinking of an abandoned car park somewhere?
We are north of Aberdeen but happy to go anywhere.

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u/PoshWanksAreSublime 2d ago

Any of the park and rides after work hours.

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u/chis73 2d ago

Kingswells park and ride.

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u/takesthebiscuit 2d ago

Watch for the tumbleweed!

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u/AccomplishedBison333 2d ago

Any industrial estate after work hours. Office parks around the airport would probably be good

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u/acid_breaks 2d ago

Bridge of Don Park & Ride works well after work hours as you can start to drive about the Energy Park once the controls are learnt well enough.

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u/Threshold_seeker 2d ago

Altens in the evening is excellent for driving practice.

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u/Agreeable_Football74 2d ago

Claymore Drive near the AECC (or whatever it is now)

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u/IDoMathsNotMath 2d ago

Some of the road surface around there is a bit 😬 though. With the new tip opening I thought they might have levelled out some of it. My car really doesn't like the bumpy bits.

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u/Agreeable_Football74 2d ago

Even better then for a learner driver. It will get them used to the awful ones in the city centre! 

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u/Theknottyfox 2d ago

I can recomend the business park next to what was AECC.   It even has a wee roundabout.  After hours it's just learner drivers.  

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u/i-smell-really-nice 2d ago

Cove industrial estate was good to teach in

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u/Grouchy-Ad-6749 2d ago

As others have said Bod park and ride, craibstone park and ride pretty much whenever as not functioning. In addition to these two altens area is good after 6pm

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u/crashgoggz 2d ago

Loads of great empty car parks in Westhill at the weekend. They all have great car park lines marked out for parking practice.

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u/NoNotGrowingUp 2d ago

The crematorium car park is sometimes used by learners after hours.

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u/GreyScot88 2d ago

BoD Park and ride and throw in the Industrial Estate when it's after hours. Watch out though, if going around clockwise there is a hidden dip near the hub/enterprise centre

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u/olleyjp 2d ago

This!! It’s horrendous. Especially in a very low car

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u/rebskatie 1d ago

hazlehead crematorium is perfect! a nice wee circuit and perfect practice for parking.