After he left school at 16, Pryce's mother insisted that he take an apprenticeship as a tractor mechanic at Llandrillo Technical College, giving him "something to fall back on", as she put it, if his career as a racing driver was unsuccessful.
Logo de deixar a escola aos 16 anos, a nai de Pryce insistiu en fixera un curso como mecánico de tractores no Llandrillo Technical College, dándolle " algo ao que poder recorrer ", segundo as súas propias palabras, si a súa carreira como piloto de carreiras non tivera éxito.