Written Question · S2W-02521 · Session 2
What publicity has been given to the Pass Plus scheme in each of the last five years.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what publicity has been given to the Pass Plus scheme in each of the last five years.
The answer
The Pass Plus scheme has beendeveloped by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), which chairs a board that promotesthe scheme throughout Great Britain.
The Pass Plus scheme providesa structured course of post-test training for newly-qualified drivers, and thosewho complete the course can benefit from discounted insurance rates from participatinginsurance companies. Pass Plus courses are provided by Approved Driving Instructors,registered by DSA, and the scheme is administered by the agency, with support fromthe motor insurance industry.
Publicity for the scheme is carriedout in a number of ways. The scheme is promoted in a DSA leaflet which is sent outwith the 800,000 provisional driving licences which are issued annually. The benefitsof the Pass Plus scheme are covered in DSA’s Arrive Alive Road Safety Programmefor young people. The scheme is promoted in DSA’s Drive On magazine, a copyof which is handed to successful driving test candidates by their examiner. Thereis also a dedicated Pass Plus website, and local Road Safety Officers are encouragedto promote the scheme. Some of the insurance companies involved in the scheme havetaken their own steps to promote the benefits of Pass Plus.
The table gives the number ofdrivers completing the course in Great Britain in each of the last five years.
1998-99
| 19,685
1999-2000
| 25,920
2000-01
| 40,668
2001-02
| 56,203
2002-03
| 70,084
The Pass Plus scheme providesa structured course of post-test training for newly-qualified drivers, and thosewho complete the course can benefit from discounted insurance rates from participatinginsurance companies. Pass Plus courses are provided by Approved Driving Instructors,registered by DSA, and the scheme is administered by the agency, with support fromthe motor insurance industry.
Publicity for the scheme is carriedout in a number of ways. The scheme is promoted in a DSA leaflet which is sent outwith the 800,000 provisional driving licences which are issued annually. The benefitsof the Pass Plus scheme are covered in DSA’s Arrive Alive Road Safety Programmefor young people. The scheme is promoted in DSA’s Drive On magazine, a copyof which is handed to successful driving test candidates by their examiner. Thereis also a dedicated Pass Plus website, and local Road Safety Officers are encouragedto promote the scheme. Some of the insurance companies involved in the scheme havetaken their own steps to promote the benefits of Pass Plus.
The table gives the number ofdrivers completing the course in Great Britain in each of the last five years.
1998-99
| 19,685
1999-2000
| 25,920
2000-01
| 40,668
2001-02
| 56,203
2002-03
| 70,084
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-02521 by reference.