Pass +, who's done it and is it worth it?

[Raymond Lin]

My council is giving out £50 vouchers for Pass + schemes at the moment, just wondering if its worth doing. I've heard it can bring down the insurance cost quite a bit. Except I am 28 already so it's not going to be at 17 years old teenager rate, and I've done night driving in town and country lanes before and also drove down dual carriage ways in 2 hours lessons.

Would it be worth it ?

And was yours worth it?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Not all insurance companies except the Pass Plus and much like yourself, the only thing I could have learnt from doing it was motorway driving. So instead, I just went down the M40 for a 100 mile round trip with my missus in the passenger seat and learned from her. I personally couldn't see the point in forking out for it, if you're confident enough (not cocky) then I wouldn't bother.

You'll be due a two page letter from the DSA waffling on about the number of accidents and fatalities due to new drivers not doing the pass plus soon as well.

If you are calling driven down a 100 miles motorway a lesson then i've done miles and miles of those. Been driven to festivals, uni, london (M4, M25, M5) over the years as a passenger. I "think" I know the rules, no undertaking, signals when changing lanes, space between cars, speed, lane discipline.

I might do it for the saving in insurance thou.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Eh? No, I meant I was driving and had someone else (experienced driver) sat in the passenger seat telling me what to look out for etc. Motorways aren't nearly as bad as folk make out, you'll understand the blindspot and mirrors a lot better after doing it!

Ah, well, not done that but have done about 60 miles of dual carriage way.