The Undriveables

• Original producer: Shine TV
• Original broadcaster: ITV

For some, driving remains an impossible dream. Try as they might, they just cannot pass their test. In the UK, every year 17,000 people sit their test for the seventh time… and there are learners out there who have failed more than twenty times! Now, in an entertaining and feelgood new format for ITV, these poor undriveables are thrown a lifeline: they will be paired with some of Britain’s top driving instructors, who each want to prove that they can succeed where other instructors have failed.

Each episode of The Undriveables followas the progress of two different learners whose L-plates have become permanent fixtures, who have had countless lessons and failed tests multiple times. Each is coached by a different, expert instructor, who is sure they can get their learner successfully through their test. These instructors are drawn from the top band of the nation’s driving instructors, and each have their own approach – from harsh discipline, to being a learner’s “best friend”. But will their confidence evaporate as they realize the size of the challenge ahead? The wannabe driver and their instructor are thrown together side by side on Britain’s busy roads, finding themselves in high-pressure scenarios which range from the hilarious to the heart-stopping. In-car cameras, capture the extreme emotions as the Undriveables face their fears and attempt to conquer their driving demons.

Each episode moves towards its climax with the anxious wait of the instructors while their pupils sit the test. Will they finally master the road and get their license? Much is at stake for our learner drivers, as success in the test will change their lives forever, opening up currently closed off opportunities in careers and social and family life.