Welcome To Pass Plus Section

Welcome to pass plus, with this we will help you improve your driving skills. We will put you through some of the more common aspects of driving that is not on the actual driving test. By doing the pass plus course you will get discounted rates on insurance. Improve your driving skills in a controlled environment and be more confident with driving in general. The course covers a range of new skills a new driver would benefit from gaining to make them a better and safer driver on today's busy roads.

We cover six different aspects in this course. With guide lines set by the Driving Standards Agency. 

The modules are:

(M1,P1 Quick Introduction)

• Why the course was introduced
• What the course aims to do
• The challenge of safe, positive driving 
• The importance of driver attitude 
• The skills and knowledge to be covered by the course

        (M1,P2 Town Driving)

• Observation, judgment and awareness 
• Eye contact
• Consideration for vulnerable road users 
• Being cautious - but not over-cautious
• Keeping space around your car
• Multi-lane junctions
• Unusual roundabouts
• Trams and bus, cycles and taxi lanes
• Under and over-passes

        (M2 All-Weather Driving)

• Rain
• Sleet, snow, and ice
• Mist and fog
• Bright sunshine

        You will need to

• Make sure you can see and be seen
• Decide what speed to drive at
• Apply the rules in practice

        You will also look at skidding

• The cause of skidding
• Prevention of skids
• Correcting low speed skids
• Braking on poor surfaces
• Aquaplaning

        (M3 Out Of  Town Driving & Rural Roads)

        The session will cover

• The main differences from town driving

• Observing the road ahead
• Making progress safely
• Bends, hills, uneven roads and dead ground 
• Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead
• Safe overtaking

        With special emphasis on

• Consideration for pedestrians on roads with no pavements

• Horse riders
• Sharp bends
• Use of the horn
• Farm entrances and buildings
• Slow-moving vehicles
• Livestock and wild animals
• Mud and other debris on the road
• Use of passing places

        (M4 Night Driving)

• The importance of head lights
• Adjusting to the dark
• Driving at dusk and dawn
• Judging speed and distance
• The correct use of lights and cleanliness of lights
• Dazzle
• Anticipation and awareness of pedestrian's, cyclists etc
• Parking

        (M5 Dual Carriageways)

• Effective observation (use of all mirrors, blind spots, scanning the near, middle and far distance)

• Judgment and planning (safe distance and the two second rule)
• Joining and leaving dual carriageways - use of slip roads
• Overtaking and road disciplinary
• Correct use of speed

        (M6 Motorways) 

• Planning journeys in advanced
• Joining and leaving the motorway
• Safe speeds in different circumstances
• Effective observation (use of all mirrors, blind spots, scanning the near, middle and far distance
• Signs, signals, markings
• Overtaking and road disciplinary
• Courtesy to other road users
• Motorway fatigue
• Breakdown procedure
• Use of lights, including hazard warning lights
• Debris on the carriageway
• Crosswinds