How We Scout
We drive every road before you do.
Every tour is scouted and led by the team. This is what that involves.
The four steps

Discover
We shortlist roads from maps, local advice and miles of our own. Most do not make the list.

Drive
We drive the whole route to time it and to find the stops. No tour goes on sale before this.

Refine
We fix what did not work: a rough surface, a long gap between fuel stops, a late lunch.

Lead
We lead the tour from the front car, with a second team car at the back.
Scouted byMitch HawksbyThe stamp on every tour page, with the month it was driven
Mitch and the team
PhotoMitch Hawksby, out of the car.
Mitch Hawksby
Host, lead car
Mitch scouts each route and leads it.
Driving standards and safety
Everyone agrees to these when they book.
- We drive at touring pace, inside the speed limits.
- A lead car and a tail car on every tour, linked by radio.
- A briefing every morning before we leave.
- Your car is road legal, insured and taxed, with breakdown cover.
- No alcohol until the cars are parked for the night.
Sample wording. The final driving standards follow review.