| 
Pass Plus is a scheme backed by the Government's Driving Standards
Agency and insurers to encourage newly qualified drivers to become
better drivers.
Pass Plus gives extra experience and positive driving skills that
would otherwise take a long time to acquire.
Pass Plus consists of an additional course of six specially designed
training sessions to follow on from a successful practical driving
test. They cover driving:
- in town
- out of town
- in all weather
- at night
- on dual carriageways
- on motorways
There is no further test to take, when your instructor
is satisfied with your performance you receive a certificate from
the Driving Standards Agency. Pass Plus really works in helping
to make newly qualified drivers safer and better drivers. Many insurers
give a discount to people taking Pass Plus - equivalent to a one-year
no claims bonus.
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
You can take Pass Plus within your first year of passing the practical
driving test.
Your Pass Plus instructor can provide more information
on the scheme including the content of the training sessions and
the small cost involved.
The Pass Plus hotline telephone number
for information is 0115 901 2633
DID YOU KNOW?
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 seven times greater for 17-20 years old
than for those aged 40 or over.
Drivers under 21 are involved in 15% of all accident
deaths.
New drivers make up just 10% of licence holders,
but are involved in 29% of accidents.
|
