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jordan282

jordan282

jordan282

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So i did this when i was 17 about 2 months after i qualified and was promised it would save me some money on my insurance. I have recently been looking at quotes for insurance and none of them even have an option saying "pass plus yes or no". Do I have to ring and tell them?

THE PASS PLUS COST ME NOTHING BY THE WAY (hehe)

I don't get it
 
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jordan282 said:
So i did this when i was 17 about 2 months after i qualified and was promised it would save me some money on my insurance. I have recently been looking at quotes for insurance and none of them even have an option saying "pass plus yes or no". Do I have to ring and tell them?

I don't get it
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Some companies don't even recognise it, and the best thing is to ring them and ask if they will give you a discount for it.

I didn't do it because the cost of the course compared to saving wasn't worth it imo.
 
I checked a few insurance companies before I thought about doing it and none of the companies who were reasonable for me seemed to acknowledge it so I didn't bother.

My instructor was very clear on the fact I should check it out first though, as it could be very hit and miss, some of his pupils found they saved £200 others found no difference at all. If you were promised reductions that strikes me as someone misleading you in order to extract a bit more money out of you for more lessons.
 
I did the course a few years ago, its offered free by the police/fire brigade on the basis that it will reduce the amount of accidents they attend, I know that Ecar and Kwikfit recognise it (or did) and give a discount equal to 1 yr NCB, think it has to have been done in last two years though.
 
It saved me a bit of money for the rest of my first year of driving, but not a lot. I wouldn't have done it had it not been cheap (I did the Welsh pass pluss deal thing).
 
From my experience it was pointless, the only companies that honoured it wanted 2.5k-3k, direct line quote 3k and offered a 10% discount when I sent a photocopy of the certificate in. In the end I opted for a classic policy for 1.3k.

Again my pass plus was free so I didn't lose anything by 'doing' it. Read driving instructor is a family friend
 
I did it and it's saved me quite a bit. Elephant/Admiral/Bell acknowledge it, you have to select it under License Type though.
 
frozennova said:
From my experience it was pointless, the only companies that honoured it wanted 2.5k-3k, direct line quote 3k and offered a 10% discount when I sent a photocopy of the certificate in. In the end I opted for a classic policy for 1.3k.

Again my pass plus was free so I didn't lose anything by 'doing' it. Read driving instructor is a family friend
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I've done pass plus aswell and from quotes I've been running for future cars it doesn't seem to make a difference whether I have it or not!
 
I also got to do it for nothing when I was 25 and I had been driving for about 6 months.

My standards had slipped somewhat and I got told off for "stock car turning" amongst other things.

There are a few insurance companies that will have an option for "Full UK Pass Plus" rather than just "Full UK license" but I can't say I've ever noticed a massive drop in price. Some of them will ask for a certificate number for the Pass Plus, and having done mine 4 years ago, I can't remember where I put the thing....so, keep it somewhere safe.
 
There is an option to say you did Pass Plus on the Admiral on-line quote, it didn't alter the price much. I gained good experience from it though.
 
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