Pass Plus - Save Money!
The
pass plus
driving scheme
are for those who have passed their test, it includes has 6 modules (detailed
below - click on each module for the topics covered) for the purpose of making you a safer driver
and resultantly a cheaper insurance rating.
The average driver only requires 6 additional hours of lessons to earn this accreditation.
Driving Around a Town
- Observation, judgement and awareness
- Eye contact
- Consideration of venerable road users
- Showing caution
- Keeping space around your car
All Weather Driving
- Rain
- Sleet, snow and ice
- Mist and fog
- Bright sunshine
- What causes skids and how to prevent them
- Correcting slow-speed skids
- Braking on poor surfaces
- Aquaplaning
Driving in the Countryside
- Observing the road ahead
- Making progress safely
- Bends, hills, uneven roads and dead ground
- Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead
- Safe overtaking
- Improving awareness of pedestrians, horse riders, animals, farm entrances and slow moving vehicles
Driving at Night
- Using headlights correctly
- Adjusting to dark conditions
- Judging speed and distance
- Correct use of lights and keeping them clean
- Dealing with dazzle
- Hard-to-see road users
- Parking issues
Driving on Dual Carriageways
- Effective observation, mirror use and blind spots
- Judgement and planning ahead
- Separation distances
- Joining and leaving a dual carridgeway
- Overtaking and lane discipline
- The correct use of speed
Driving on Motorways
- Journey planning
- Joining and leaving a motorway using slip roads
- Safe speeds in different circumstances
- Effective Observation
- Sgns, signals and markings
- Overtaking and lane discipline
- Courtesy to other road users
- Motorway fatigue
- Breakdown procedures
- Use of lights, including hazard warning lights
- Debris on the carriageway
- Crosswinds