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CONGRATULATIONS!
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Test and can now drive on your own. |
However, have you thought about how you can become an even
safer driver AND reduce the cost of your car insurance?
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PASS PLUS |
Is a road safety initiative developed
by the Driving Standards Agency, which aims to improve
your skills as a novice drivers, giving you extended training
to make you safer when driving.
A six-part training course, PASS PLUS
gives you the extra skills and confidence to drive in
situations that may not have arisen during your driving
lessons.
These include driving at night or in harsh weather conditions,
motorway driving and driving on unfamiliar roads. |
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ENHANCED PASS PLUS SCHEME |
What is the Enhanced Pass Plus Scheme? |
North Yorkshire County Council's Enhanced Pass Plus Scheme offers newly qualified drivers the opportunity to reduce their insurance premiums whilst further developing their driving.
The scheme is based on the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Pass Plus Scheme but is specifically targeted at the dangers new drivers face when on North Yorkshir's road network. |
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How much does it cost?
Participating instructors have agreed to only charge £174 to deliver the scheme and North Yorkshire County Council will pay half of this fee.
So all you pay is £87. |
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Does every one qualify for the subsidy? |
To qualify for the subsidy:
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- you must be resident in the North Yorkshire area
- have passed your driving test in the last 9 months
- agree to attend a 2 hour New Driver Discussion Group held within the North Yorkshire area and
- be willing to help us evaluate the scheme.
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There are only limited pllaces so there is no guarantee.
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How is the subsidy paid? |
Your subsidised course will be delivered as 3 x 2 hour sessions.
You pay your instructor for:
Session 1 = £50
Session 2 = £29
Session 3 = £8
At the end of your course we will pay your instructor the remaining £87 of the £174 course fees. |
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What are the insurance discounts? |
| The instructor will issue you with a DSA Pass Plus certificate which may entitle you t an insurance discount with some insurers. You will need to check with your insurer to see what discount they will offer. Not all insurers participate in the scheme. |
Is there another test? |
| No, your driving will be assessed by the instructor over the period of the course. If you need to take extra lessons to reach the Pass Plus standard then you would need to book these through your instructor at your own expense. |
What happens at the New Driver Discussion Group |
| This is a highly interactive discussion that aims to help you understand how various factors can impact on your driving. The discussion groups are held across North Yorkshire. We will write to you with a date and time of a group once you have registered with us through your instructor. |
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Can all instructors deliver the Enhanced Pass Plus Scheme? |
| No, they must be registered with North Yorkshire county Council. If your instructor does not deliver the scheme, you can contact us directly and we will provide you with a list of registered instructors. |
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"One of the big things I got from Pass
Plus was the idea of protecting my own comfort space around
the car. I was reminded of the idea that any confidence
I had in myself was irrelevant without allowing time for
other people's amazingly unpredictable actions." |
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On the motorway, I was surrounded by either more lorries or
Audis, BMWs and Mercs who seemed determined to get down south
as quickly as possible. One of the big things I got from Pass
Plus was the idea of protecting my own comfort space around
the car. I was reminded of the idea that any confidence I had
in myself was irrelevant without allowing time for other people's
amazingly unpredictable actions. I was beginning to settle down
though and get reasonably comfortable with passing lorries,
bits of lane changing and that. Then I hit roadworks. The lanes
were reduced to barely a car's width, definitely not a lorry
wide, and no hard shoulder. All this at about the same time
as it began to rain heavier than I have ever known. I could
barely see more than blurred tail lights - a very sudden reinforcement
of the lesson about keeping distance, looking beyond the vehicle
in front and taking it really, really steady.
I was faced with my first very close escape from an accident
and it all became quite scary. I realised just how important
the 'stop for breaks' part of motorway driving was. I needed
time to stop shaking and calm down! After a sleep, coffee and
a check of route, a bit more of a drive, my car mysteriously
took itself to Silverstone circuit, but I couldn't blag my way
in! Coming off the motorway, I had a massive roundabout to deal
with. The time planning the route paid off - I understood it
and knew exactly which lanes I needed. But then from serious
motorway I was back on tiny little country lanes. Turnings that
I needed were badly signposted and several times other cars
were on my side of the road. Whilst during the Pass Plus it
had seemed a challenge to go through really tight country tracks,
I was pleased about it now. |
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"I made it to (and
back from!) Oxford but it without a doubt showed me how
much
the Pass Plus course
had taught me…. So if you're thinking about
it, I'd say go for it. Worth more than I realised, especially
at 3am on the M1 with lorries either side of me!" |
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