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Cumbria Pass Plus scheme to help newly qualified young drivers enhance driving skills (7 August 2017)

Date: 07/08/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, Cumbria Pass Plus scheme to help newly qualified young drivers enhance driving skills

Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) is encouraging young people aged 17-24 who have recently passed their driving test to take up the Pass Plus scheme to enhance their driving skills and stay safe behind the wheel.

Pass Plus is delivered by approved local driving instructors – and is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of a newly qualified driver, focusing on specific areas, such as driving on motorways and night driving.

Young drivers who complete Pass Plus training can be eligible for discounts on their motor insurance.

Cumbria County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, Councillor Keith Little, said:

“The Pass Plus scheme is a great way for newly qualified drivers to stay safe and drive down their insurance costs.

“Pass Plus training helps new drivers cope with the challenges they’ll face on the road with greater confidence – and I am pleased the Road Safety Partnership is once again subsidising this vital training for young drivers.”


CRSP road safety co-ordinator, Chris Broadbent, added:

“Passing your driving test is just the first stage in learning to drive – statistics nationally show young drivers are more at risk of being involved in a road collision than any other age group, largely because of their lack of experience behind the wheel.

“The Pass Plus scheme is a great way to develop your driving skills – and we would like more young drivers to take up our offer of the Pass Plus subsidy, which is worth £100 per person.

“In Cumbria, we estimate that, currently, 40% of young people aged 17-24 hold a full driving licence and are therefore eligible to receive the subsidy.”


Funding for the Pass Plus subsidy is limited and will be allocated to applicants on a first come, first served basis.

The national Pass Plus scheme has now been in operation for several years – and the scheme provides post-test training in the form of six practical modules on a range of subjects which are not currently included when learning to drive, such as motorway driving.

There is no further test at the end of the training as driving is continually assessed.

More information on Pass Plus is at http://www.crsp.co.uk/page/132/Pass-Plus-.htm

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