School of Motoring
Pass Plus page
You've passed your driving test.
Now you're ready for Pass Plus, the intensive course that will help you become a better driver and get a discount on your insurance.
Why more training?
As a new driver, you are more likely to have an accident in the first year after passing your test than at any other time in your motoring career.
Per mile of driving, the risk of an accident involving injury or death is
about 6 times greater for 17-20 years old than for those aged 40 or over.
Lack of experience means that you can be as much as TWO SECONDS slower than a more practised motorist in recognising danger - and that could be the two seconds difference between life and death.
Drivers under 21 are involved in 15% of all accident deaths.
Young new drivers are especially vulnerable. They hold only 10% of licences, but are involved in 20% of road accidents in which someone is injured.
That's where Pass Plus comes in.
When you get your first full driving licence, you can book with a Pass Plus enrolled driving instructor for a course of six specially designed training lessons.
These cover driving...
 in town |
| out of town |
| in all weathers |
| at night |
| on dual carriageways |
| on motorways |
Because you are trained by a professional, under Pass Plus you quickly gain valuable extra experience and positive driving skills that woul otherwise take a long time to acquire.
There is no further test to take, when your instructor is satisfied with your performance you receive a certificate from the Driving Standards Agency. This certificate will earn you a substantial discount on your insurance premium from one of the companies in the scheme.
You'll be a better driver and it needn't have cost you anything.
That's Pass Plus. Talk to your instructor about it.
Within your first year of holding a full car licence.
If you have had your licence for more than a year, check with your insurance company that the discount still applies before you take Pass Plus.
Discounts vary. Some insurers offer vouchers for a fixed sum. Others offer accelerated no claims bonus; up to 30% discounts off initial premiums; reductions in loadings where young drivers are added to a parent's or partner's policy
| AGF + Local Offices | General Accident + * 0171-626-871 |
| Churchill * 0800-200-300 | Guardian + * 01473-212-422 ext 5422 |
| Co-operative Insurance * Local Offices | Highway Motor Policies at Lloyd's + 01634-846-666 |
| Cornish Mutual * Local Offices | Norwich Union + * 01345-667-688 |
| Direct Line * Local telesales numbers | Pearl * 01733-476-952 |
| Eagle Star + * Local Offices | Privilege * 0113-292-5555 |
| Ecclesiastical * 0800-336-622 | Royal Sun Alliance + * 01422-357-211 ext 5411 |
* Companies that can be contaced direct.
+ Companies operating through brokers and other independent intermediaries.
Your Pass Plus instructor has a list of companies taking part in the scheme and you should contact the insurers to find which is the best offer for your circumstances.
Any driving instructor on the Driving Standards Agency approved register can enrol to teach Pass Plus. If your own instructor cannot help, look in the telephone directory or for adverts in your local paper.
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