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One Day Pass Plus Course
Gives you extra experience and
a 30% insurance discount

The course will cover all the following modules. The training must last a minimum of 6 hours but these courses can take longer due to traffic conditions and motorway hold ups.
The price of the course is fixed even if the course takes longer than 6 hours

£175.00
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Driving on Motorways

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This module should be a practical session if at all possible. If there is no motorway nearby, it will have to be covered in theory: you should drive on a motorway as soon as you can afterwards so you can put the theory into practice.
The topics covered include

  • planning journeys in advance
  • joining and leaving a motorway, using slip roads
  • safe speeds in different circumstances
  • effective observation all around your vehicle
  • signs, 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.

Driving on dual carriageways

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Driving on dual carriageways
Dual carriageways are high speed, multi-lane roads where the two carriageways are separated by a central reservation. They demand particular skills, including
  • effective observation, using your mirrors and checking blind spots
  • judgement and planning ahead
  • the need for a safe separation distance
  • joining and leaving a dual carriageway
  • overtaking and lane discipline, and
  • the correct use of speed

Town driving


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Town driving 
The first module begins with an introduction to PASS PLUS, explaining the course aims and the skills and knowledge to be covered.
The second part of the module is a practical session, covering the different features of driving in town, such as complex junctions and public transport. You'll concentrate on
  • observation, judgement and awareness
  • eye contact
  • consideration for vulnerable road users
  • being cautious but not over cautious, and
  • keeping space around your car

Night driving


Pass Plus Modules

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Night driving 
This module covers the essential aspects of driving in the dark and also at dawn and dusk. You'll learn about
  • the importance of the correct use of headlights
  • adjusting to the dark
  • judging speed and distance
  • the correct use of lights and keeping them clean
  • dealing with dazzle
  • road users who can be hard to see, and
  • parking issues

Driving out of town


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Driving out of town
This module taken on country roads, will look at the main differences between town driving and country driving.
  • observing the road ahead
  • making progress safely
  • bends, hills, uneven roads and dead ground
  • keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, and
  • safe overtaking
It focuses especially on being aware and showing consideration for
  • pedestrians, horse riders and animals in the road
  • farm entrances
  • slow moving vehicles
Appropriate use of the horn, coping with mud and debris on the road and how to use passing places are also covered.

All-weather driving

 
Pass Plus Modules

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All weather driving 
As much of this module as possible should be covered in a practical session. You'll focus on correct speed, safe stopping distances, plus seeing and being seen in
  • rain
  • sleet, snow and ice
  • mist and fog, and
  • bright sunshine
You will also look at skidding
  • what causes them
  • how to prevent them
  • correcting slow-speed skids
  • braking on poor surfaces, and
  • aquaplaning