Pass Plus Driving Lessons
Pass Plus driving lessons can be taken by any full licence holder at any time, it will give you a positive driving style which is both enjoyable and safe, helping you gain quality driving experience. It will also help in areas where you may have had little or no driving experience and also help to reduce the risk of you being involved in an accident. It will help you to anticipate, plan for and deal with all kinds of hazards.
By choosing to take part in the Pass Plus course, you have shown that you want to be a skilful and responsible driver. Enjoy it!
Our Pass Plus course costs £150.00 for the six hours course, it is for you to discuss with your instructor the best method of payment.
"Pass Plus" is a training scheme linked to insurance discounts that will benefit you, the NEWLY QUALIFIED DRIVER. It can save you money on your car insurance premiums.
Useful books and videos include: The Highway Code, Driving Essential Skills, Know your Traffic Signs etc.
Module 1 Introduction
Your instructor will introduce the course and outline the disciplines and benefits of the course.
Module 2 Town Driving
This is a practical session concentrating on observation, judgement and awareness, being cautious, but not unnecessarily hesitant, keeping space around the car, multi-lane junctions and unusual roundabouts, over and underpasses, bus and cycle lanes.
Module 3 All Weather Driving
This may be a theory session. The aim will be to discuss safe driving in extreme weather and road conditions.
Topics will include: seeing and being seen, using appropriate lights, safe speed and distances, anticipation, causes and how to correct skids.
Module 4 Rural and Out - of Town Driving
This will be a practical session featuring driving on all types of rural roads endeavouring to include: bends, hills and uneven road surfaces, safe overtaking. Observation and making progress safely, with emphasis on: Farm entrances, animals and slow moving vehicles, mud on road, sharp bends, use of horn/lights.
Module 5 Night Driving
This will take place after lighting up time. It will cover: the correct use of lights, seeing and being seen familiarisation of reflective signs, markings, etc. judging speed and distance of self and others, adjusting to dusk and dawn (theory) being prepared for pedestrians and cyclists.
Module 6 Dual Carriageway and Motoring Driving
Topics include:- effective observation and use of mirrors/blind spots joining, and leaving carriageways judgement and planning safe distances, overtaking and safe speeds in different circumstances, signs, signals and road markings.
N.B. These modules may not necessarily be taken in the above order, and some may overlap, depending on the previous experience of the candidate.