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Extra Skills for Young Drivers

Want to gain some extra driving skills - and have lower insurance rates than your mates?
Then see the information below about advanced driving courses in your area.

Pass Plus
Pass Plus is a training scheme for new drivers. The course helps you gain experience in all weather driving, town driving, driving out of town, night driving, driving on dual carriageways and motorways.

By taking part in the course you will reduce your risk of being involved in a road crash and benefit from lower insurance rates. Best of all - there is no test at the end.

www.passplus.org.uk

Skill for Life – advanced driving for young drivers



The Chelmsford Group of Advanced Motorists offers special terms to drivers under the age of 26 wishing to attend its Skill for Life advanced driving course.

The course fee for young drivers (£75) is fully refunded to drivers aged 17-21 years who successfully complete the course - and £40 is refunded (on successful completion) to drivers aged 22-26 years.

Skill for Life includes:-

• 12 months membership of the group.
• all books required for the course.
• the Advanced Driving Test
• 12 months membership of the IAM (once the Advanced Test has been passed).

Telephone: 07020 935090
Email: chelmsford@groups.iam.org.uk
Web: www.iamchelmsford.org.uk

The Young Drivers' Scheme (for lorry drivers)
The Young Drivers Scheme provides the opportunity to obtain a licence to drive a lorry between 3500kg and 7500kg with a trailer over 750kg - up to three years before other drivers. This can widen career opportunities in transport and other professions.

At the end of the scheme the young driver will have a full Category C driving licence at the age of 18, rather than 21, and a Category C+E licence before his or her 21st birthday.

Contact Skills for Logistics
Telephone: 0870 242 7314
Email: info@skillsforlogistics.org
Web: www.careersinlogistics.co.uk

Young Drivers’ Scheme (YDS) – for those aged 15-16 years

 

YDS provides driving lessons for 16 and 15 year olds on the third Sunday of most months, 9.00am – 3.30pm at Earls Colne Business Park.

The scheme, which is run by the Chelmsford & District Group of Advanced Motorists and DICE (the Driving Instructors Club of Essex), offers driving lessons to young people before they reach the age at which they can legally drive on a public road.

YDS is aimed primarily at 16 year olds, but places are given to 15 year olds if vacancies exist. Courses are offered, but ‘one off’ sessions are also sometimes available. The initial fee of £21 covers registration and the first lesson, and the fee for subsequent one-hour lessons is £18.

Go to www.youngdriverscheme.org, or contact the course organiser on 07050 267400, for joining details.

Other general courses are also available via the following organisations:

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)
The IAM offers young drivers the opportunity to take a recognised advanced driving test , allowing them to alter their driving according to the conditions and environment of the road. By taking and passing the IAM's Advanced Driving (or Motorcycling) test, you can benefit from lower insurance rates and gain confidence in your driving.

Telephone: 020 8996 9600 (Answering machine outside Office Hours)
Web: www.iam.org.uk

RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)
The RoSPA website provides practical information and advice to both new and learner drivers on how to reduce the chances of being involved in a road traffic accident.

General Information: 0121 248 2000
Email: help@rospa.com
Web: www.rospa.org.uk