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Nine-year-old double amputee fulfils dream of driving a car

Published 20 February 2024
By James Fossdyke
Schoolboy Tony Hudgell, who has two prosthetic legs, was able to drive a specially adapted Vauxhall Corsa on a closed course in Kent.
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Learner drivers wait six months for lessons

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Published 26 July 2021