A couple of days after you get your license, you’ll get a second letter from the DSA telling you all about the wonderful world of Pass Plus. It is probable at this time that you will have already booked your first Pass Plus lesson, or gone and got an insurance policy if you didn’t want to wait. If you’ve had your first Pass Plus lesson already, then you’ve already fallen into trap number 1. You’ve got to register BEFORE you have your first lesson. Trap number 2 is as follows. You ring the Hotline, manage to get past BT 1571 (I don’t think there are that many people answering the phones), and get through, having not had lesson yet. They ask you for some of your instructor’s details. Then you will be mightbe told your instructor hasn’t registered yet. You can’t get the discount, unless your instructor phones the hotline before hand, just to say, “I’d like my Pupils to receive their £70 back from the council”. If you manage to do all this in the correct order, you can save yourself £70! That’s half the cost! Make sure you also get the two photocopies you need, and fill in their questionaire.
For more Info:
Call Pass Plus London: 0845 230 17 25
For other areas visit: http://www.passplus.org.uk/sponsors.asp
btw: The letter hints that in some areas you can get the full cost back, whilst the website above states just 50%.
Update: You are required to take part in 3 questionaires, one every 18 months. Also, they send you a pack of cards.
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