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Pass Plus is a training course specifically aimed at new drivers, designed by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) with the help of insurers and the driving instruction industry. Pass Plus will build upon your existing skills and knowledge, it will teach you how to anticipate, plan for and deal with all kinds of hazards, and can help you to become more confident on the roads.

Pass Plus is made up of six practical modules which include:

• driving in town
• driving in all weathers
• driving on rural roads
• driving at night
• driving on dual carriageways
• driving on motorways

Anyone who holds a full UK licence is eligible to take part in the scheme. You will not have to take a test at the end of the course but you will be continually assessed. You must successfully complete all the modules in the course to an achieved or exceeded standard.

How much does Pass Plus cost?
Fees for the Pass Plus course will vary depending on where you live and the instructor or driving school you choose. You should bear in mind that the course will take a minimum of six hours, if more sessions are needed for you to successfully complete the course, this may add to the cost. At present if you use a Bucks County Council registered Pass Plus Instructor they will pay £75.00 towards the course if you live in this area. When you have successfully completed the course, you are advised to check available discounts offered by the insurance companies taking part in the scheme. The amount you save will depend on the company you choose, you may even save more than you paid for the course.

Get-in-Gear Young Driver Training Scheme
This is Not Pass Plus! The Get-in-Gear advanced young driver's driving course is exciting, it is demanding, and it is very rewarding. This is a new-style of after-test driver training, which is absolutely nothing like a learner driving lesson, Pass Plus, or anything that you may have considered before. The content is really quite different, as this is about real road driving, giving you all the good stuff that you will want to use, and which really makes sense.

Successful Get-in-Gear drivers are trained to be advanced drivers; people who have taken their road driving skills to a much higher level. This is an after test driving course that reveals techniques that might otherwise remain a complete mystery. Take bend assessment, for example. When driving on a country road did anyone ever tell you how to work out how sharp the next bend will be? It's true, it can be done, but you have to know how, and the Get-in-Gear advanced young driver's driving course is where it is at for you.

The course is delivered in three parts
Part One - A group theory session that can involve as many as 25 candidates, all looking for a successful outcome to their driving course. This is not a condescending or patronising period of finger-wagging preaching, supported by corny videos. This is group participation at its best and where you will be invited to become actively involved. You can express your concerns, air your views and generally talk about those areas of driving that you want to know about. The session can last between two and three hours.

Part Two - You are assigned to your personal driver trainer for the two practical driving sessions and the first will concern rural road driving. For two-hours you will learn about assessing bends, road positioning, using the performance potential of your car to make smooth and effortless progress whilst always being in control. This isn't driving around in little circuits, or over and over the same roads, as here you will drive a route that will take almost the whole session time to finish.

Part Three - Is another two-hour practical driving session, this time the topic is motorways and other fast-flow roads. With your personal Get-in-Gear advanced driver trainer you will be driving on roads, such as the M25, mixing it with the trucks, busses and other vehicles. This is where you will come to terms with how to effectively drive on these otherwise intimidating routes, and with a trainer who has actually been trained in motorway driving techniques.

Who Can Take Part In This Driving Course?
If you passed your driving test within the last 12-months, you are aged between 17 and 24-years of age and you live within the Buckinghamshire County Council Local Authority area, you will qualify for a place on the training programme.

How Do I Get a Place on The Driving Course?
You can either make your booking on-line, by completing the online driving course application, form available upon this website, or if you prefer to submit a course application by post, you can download a hard copy driving course application form, as supplied by the Bucks County Council Road Safety office, which you will need to print and post, using the freepost address provided. Once your form has been received, you will be contacted to advise you where and when the next appropriately placed Get-in-Gear group meeting will take place, and be given an invitation to attend.

How Much Does The Driving Course Cost?
At the moment it is totally free, but hurry. There are only a limited number of places and they are being booked up fast. The offer of a free place on the Get-in-Gear driving course will expire when all the free places have been used. Bearing in mind the normal retail price of this course is £150 per person, you have to agree this is a fantastic deal, and you can see why it is so popular. It really is very easy to become involved and certainly very worthwhile.