The Pass Plus Course has been designed to make newly qualified drivers better drivers. The Pass Plus was set up by the DSA to encourage newly qualified drivers to undergo further training with an ADI.

The Pass Plus will not only give newly qualified drivers further driving experience and enhance their skills, it will allow them to reduce the cost of their car insurance as many car insurance companies offer a substantial discount to drivers who have successfully completed the Pass Plus Course.

The Pass Plus consists of the following modules:

Town Driving, which includes:

Observations, judgment and awareness
Eye contact
Consideration for vulnerable road users
Keeping space around your car

All-Weather Driving, which includes:

Correct speed
Safe stopping distances
Seeing and being see in rain, sleet, snow and ice
Skidding, cause and prevention, correcting slow-speed skids, braking on poor surfaces, aquaplaning

Driving Out Of Town, which includes:

Observation of the road ahead
Making progress safely
Bends, hills, uneven roads, dead ground
Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead
Overtaking safely
Being aware of and showing consideration for pedestrians, horse riders, animals in the road, farm entrances and slow-moving vehicles.

Night Driving, which includes:

The importance of the correct use of headlights
Adjusting to dark conditions
Judging speed and distances
Correct use and care of lights
Dealing with dazzle
Road users who can be difficult to see
Parking

Driving on Dual Carriageways, which includes:

Effective observation
Use of mirrors and checking blind areas
Judgment and planning well ahead
Safe separation distances
Joining and leaving dual carriageways
Lane discipline
Overtaking
Correct use of speed

Driving On Motorways, which includes:

Planning journeys in advance
Joining and leaving motorways
Using slip roads properly and effectively
Safe speeds for varying circumstances
Effective all-round observation
Signs, signals and markings
Overtaking and lane discipline
Courtesy towards other road users
Motorway fatigue
Breakdown procedures
Use of lights and hazard warning lights
Debris on the carriageway
Crosswinds

You do not pass the Pass Plus by taking a final exam/test. Your driving instructor monitors and assesses your performance as you go through and complete the six modules.

Each Pass Plus Course must consist of at least six hours training. During the course your driving instructor will record your progress on a training report form. When the instructor is satisfied you have successfully completed the course you will be issued with a Certificate of Completion.

Only driving instructors who are registered as Pass Plus Instructors can give the course.

Some Local Authorities are now giving discounts to people who take the Pass Plus Course.