Back to School Again
October 7, 2008 laurasangiao.com editHowever, the price of freedom does not come cheap and new drivers, faced with higher than ever car insurance premiums, are being persuaded to put their independence on hold and enter themselves for the Pass Plus motoring course.
Of course, it is usually the parents of a new driver who will insist on further motoring education as they are more often than not the one faced with paying the enormous bill delivered by the insurance company. The costs of insurance can be cut by up to a third if drivers take a Pass Plus motoring course, and it is not only new drivers who could benefit from a little more education. More experienced drivers can also expect dramatically reduced costs by putting themselves forward for one of a variety of advanced driving courses, which build on the skills that they were required to learn when they passed their initial test.
Those who have been driving for a number of years may find that they have picked up a host of bad habits, from only using one hand to turn the steering wheel, and riding the clutch, to speeding in residential roads with a 25mph limit, not slowing down at roundabouts and not stopping at pedestrian crossings. The £180 six-hour Pass Plus course could really benefit these drivers who need a refresher in good and safe road conduct.
A number of drivers reminisce on their days as a learner with great fondness, while others remember it with fear and trepidation of inpatient parents losing their temper while their petrified offspring attempts their third unsuccessful reverse around a corner. This and other traumatic teaching experiences are a key reason as to why few motorists are willing to subject themselves to further lessons once they have achieved the holy grail of actually passing their test and earning the right to drive a car without the assistance of an irate elder.