The
Problem.
- Drivers between 17 and 21 make up
10% of all license holders but are involved in 20% of all injury
accidents
- A young male driver is 7 times more
likely to be involved in a fatal road accident than a middle aged
man.
- Every year 1000 people die in road
accidents involving a young driver.
Why the Pass Plus course?
According
to research by The Department of Transport the problem is not
immaturity, but rather inexperience.
The Pass Plus course was designed to
help counteract this problem and give the inexperienced newly qualified
driver valuable professional tuition.
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Pass Plus is a 6 module
voluntary training course designed by The DSA for
newly qualified drivers.
It encompasses the following areas of
training:
- Introduction to the course. Aims,
objectives and town driving
- All weather driving
- Out of town and rural roads
- Night driving
- Dual carriageway driving
- Motorway driving
The incentives are:
- Safer newly qualified drivers.
(Older and Younger.)
- Fewer accidents
- Safer roads
- Generous insurance discounts, up to
30%
- Fewer insurance claims.
A certificate is given to the driver on
passing the course which they produce to their
insurers.
N.B. Not all
insurers participate in the Pass Plus scheme.
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