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Old 22 March 2006, 20:10   #1
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Pass Plus Driving Test
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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?

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Whos done their Pass Plus?
Yup.
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How much was it?
About £70
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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!
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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!
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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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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
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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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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?
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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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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!!

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Hairspray has the same effect I believe.

Come to think of it, I'm sure it was my mother driving that day
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