Pass Plus & motorway
Motorways, night driving and dual carriageways — the three things you cannot be tested on and will be doing within a week of passing.
Is this the right one?
Describe where you are and we will tell you, including when it is something cheaper.
A range, not a number. Anybody quoting exactly is guessing.
The gap the test leaves
You cannot be tested on a motorway, so most new drivers meet one for the first time alone, at seventy, with a licence three days old. That is a strange way to organise things and it is the situation we are in.
Six hours closes most of the gap. Joining, lane discipline, overtaking, leaving, and what to do when something goes wrong at speed.
Night driving is the underrated one
Most learners do the bulk of their lessons in daylight, and passing in June means many have barely driven in the dark. Judging speed and distance at night is a genuinely different skill.
It is also where a lot of new-driver incidents happen. We would rather that first proper night drive had somebody next to you.
On the insurance discount
Some insurers reduce a premium for Pass Plus and some do not, and the ones that do vary a great deal. Check with yours before booking rather than after.
We would not sell this on the discount. It is worth doing because motorways at seventy are worth practising, and any saving is a bonus rather than the reason.
Not sure this is the one you need? Ring and describe where you are. We will name it, including when the honest answer is fewer hours or a different course entirely.
Roughly where people are at each stage
Everybody moves at a different speed, so treat it as a rough guide rather than a plan.
Complex junctions and traffic systems at speed rather than as a learner.
Rain, spray and reduced visibility. Weather permitting, honestly.
National speed limit lanes, bends and blind summits.
A genuine night session rather than late afternoon.
Joining, lane discipline and leaving at speed.
M6 and M62. The one nobody has done before.
Prices assume blocks of ten. Pay lesson by lesson and it is £38 an hour with no commitment either way.
Three stages, no contract
Book after passing
The habits that form in the first month are the ones that stick.
Two sessions, usually
Six hours in one go is too long to take anything in properly.
Certificate
Send it to your insurer and ask what, if anything, they will do.
What the price buys
How long will it take you?
Three answers and you will see a realistic range of hours, what that costs at our published rate, and roughly when you would be ready for the test.
Lessons you would need
The DVSA average is about 45 hours with an instructor
What that costs
At £38 an hour, or £36 in blocks of ten
Ready for the test
At two hours a week, starting now
Book your theory test early: it gates the practical, and leaving it late is the most common reason a test-ready learner cannot book. Private practice between lessons brings the hours down.
Anything not answered here? Ring it — you will get an instructor rather than an office.
01925 640 118Pass Plus & motorway
Do I need to pass a test?
No. Pass Plus is assessed continuously by the instructor and there is no test at the end.
Will my insurance definitely come down?
No. Some insurers offer a discount and many do not. Ask yours before booking rather than after.
How soon after passing should I do it?
Within the first month or two, while habits are still forming. Later is still useful, just less so.
Can I just do the motorway bit?
Yes, as a standalone two-hour session at the normal rate. You will not get the certificate, but you will get the skill.
What if the weather does not cooperate?
We do the weather module honestly rather than pretending drizzle is heavy rain. Sometimes that means waiting for a genuinely wet day.
Is it the same instructor?
Wherever possible, yes. Doing this with somebody who already knows how you drive is worth a good deal.
Six areas, three test centres
Start where
you actually are.
Tell us whether you have driven before and how often you can get out. We come back with a realistic number of hours, what it costs and who has slots.
01925 640 118