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RED Driving School places order for 350 new MINIs

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RED Driving School has formed a new partnership with BMW Group UK, in a move which will see a majority of the driving school’s fleet of cars switched to the MINI Cooper D five-door Hatch.

RED Driving School's new partnership with BMW Group UK will include a delivery of 350 new MINIs.

RED Driving School’s new partnership with BMW Group UK will include a delivery of 350 new MINIs.

The driving school, which has in excess of 1,200 instructors throughout the nation, will be adding around 350 brand new MINIs on to its fleet before Christmas.

The RED Driving School MINI Coopers will initially come in the two colours of Midnight Black and White Silver, with cars in Blazing Red to be introduced later. All the cars will have RED’s newly designed branded livery covering the cars’ exterior.

The school’s new MINI fleet will all come with the Chili Pack which includes LED headlights and fog lights, rain sensor and automatic headlight activation and sports seats for the driver and front passenger. The Chili pack also includes dual-zone air conditioning and three different driving modes including the fuel efficient Green mode.

Commenting on the new partnership, Ian McIntosh, CEO of RED Driving School, said: “This is a very exciting move for RED. MINI is a premium brand with low emissions and fuel consumption which makes it a very desirable tuition vehicle and I am certain our pupils will thoroughly enjoy learning in these cars.

“We feel MINI is a perfect pairing for RED and believe the cars will bring greatly enhance the learning experience for our customers.”

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Katie Beck

Katie joined Fleet World in 2012 as an editorial intern, following the completion of an English and American Literature BA from the University of East Anglia. She accepted a full-time position as an editorial assistant at the end of the internship period, and was promoted to the role of features editor in 2014. She works across the magazine and website portfolio, and administrates the social media channels.