Bill Plant Driving School, which had already taken delivery of 60 Hyundai i20s, will now be taking  a further 500 units over the next year.

The driving school had previously used a fleet of Vauxhall Corsas.

"The i20 is an excellent, easy-to-drive car for our pupils and they give great feedback on it,” explained Roy Danby from the driving school.

The i20 has the maximum five-star score by Euro NCAP, with ESP as standard along with active head-restraints, front seatbelt pretensioners, six airbags and seatbelt reminders.