Good ideas there and the one about a car for him is really good, but I have no garage (but I have a worshop) and as I have been out of work since last May (only child tax credit coming in) I am unable to afford to buy him a cheap wreck

We have the meeting at school tonight to see what's on offer for him to take as options, so we shall see what's what there and help him to make a decision hopefully. A mate of mine who does all his own work on his cars and others who know him, has said we can pop over when he has a workshop day at his place next and my son can get his hands dirty. You never know, it migh be my car he works on!