Young offenders are undertaking vehicle maintenance training using accident-damaged vehicles donated by online automotive salvage company Bluecycle.

In a new education and training partnership with Her Majesty’s Young Offender Institutions (HMYOI), Bluecycle, part of Aviva, has donated a range of cars and motorcycles to HMYOI Feltham, Middlesex and Huntercombe, Henley-on-Thames.

The ten vehicles, although written-off due to bodywork damage, all have engines in working order and these include a BMW 1 series, Ford Mondeo and three different motorcycles.

They will be used as training aids for inmates to get to grips with service and repair processes and techniques and those involved in the training programme will work towards a national qualification in vehicle maintenance.