Pass Plus Driving Test

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May only be relevant to the Students.....
Whos done their Pass Plus?
How much was it?
Did you find it worthwhile in assisting with motorway driving?
And did it bring down your car insurance?

Cheers guys,

Alex

[Jimbo]

Originally Posted by ADS

May only be relevant to the Students.....

Originally Posted by ADS

Whos done their Pass Plus?

Yup.

Originally Posted by ADS

How much was it?

About £70

Originally Posted by ADS

Did you find it worthwhile in assisting with motorway driving?

Not really - I was already driving on the A2 in Kent, which is 3 lanes each way etc, so had already experienced something akin to motorway driving. Was good with the country lanes stuff though.

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And did it bring down your car insurance?

Oh yes!

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Seems like a good deal then, I have done abit of motorway driving but not extensively so the experience would be worth while, and any money off car insurance has to be gd!
Cheers Jimbo,

Alex

[Tim M]

I've done it. Duno how much it cost cos' mummy paid :-)
It didnt really teach me anything. I think its mainly about gaining experiance than being tested etc. Norwich Union gave me a 50% (yes thats 50%) discount on my car insruance. I currently pay £489 a year....

Well worth doing!

[Tim M]

Was good with the country lanes stuff though.

You did country lanes stuff in pass-pluss? Interesting: I didn't. I spose the instructor assumed that the Norfolk roads I had been learning on were countrified enough....

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Originally Posted by Tim M

Norwich Union gave me a 50% (yes thats 50%) discount on my car insruance. I currently pay £489 a year....

Well worth doing!

Is that £489 your own policy? Its a Punto 1.2 if I recall? Can't be bad, I was paying £300 to be a named driver on a Polo 1.0 (very low insurance group.)
May look into booking this over easter
Cheers guys,

Alex

[Tim M]

Not any more: I'm now driving an Astra (following the advice on this forum!) 1.7 turbo diesel. And yes, that's my own policy....

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Originally Posted by Tim M

Not any more: I'm now driving an Astra (following the advice on this forum!) 1.7 turbo diesel. And yes, that's my own policy....

Nice! They go alrite too the diesel Astras.
Have you got a years no claims Tim?

[Tim M]

Well, I passed my test 18 months ago so I think so.

Im a bit worried though; I got flashed by a speed camera the other day. Just praying it didn't have any film in it!

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Originally Posted by Tim M

Well, I passed my test 18 months ago so I think so.

Im a bit worried though; I got flashed by a speed camera the other day. Just praying it didn't have any film in it!

Yeah starting with only 6 points makes you drive like a nun, 2 flashes and your banned, back down the theory test centre
I ve got one of those arrangements where my Gran drives my car on a regular basis so I ve got a few more points to play with

Get a can of that number spray as well, gave the polo's rear plate a liberal spraying, 'It must have had it on when I bought it officer'.
With a digital camera flash it appears to work, or alternatively you could just not speed!!

Alex