CARL SARGEANT AM HIGHLIGHTS PASS PLUS CYMRU FOR NEW DRIVERS
With the most common season for motoring accidents now here, Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is advising newly-qualified motorists to take a course aimed at producing safer drivers, helping reduce road deaths and injuries in the process. Pass Plus Cymru is a major initiative that encourages young drivers to take the opportunity of further training. It is an enhanced version of the Driving Standards Agency’s original Pass Plus scheme which has been available since 1995. Mr Sargeant said: “There is widespread concern regarding the disproportionate numbers of young drivers and young passengers killed or injured annually on Wales’ roads. The Pass Plus course will help young drivers build on their existing skills and knowledge to help reduce their risk of being involved in a road crash. “As a result of special Welsh Assembly funding, local authorities will be able to heavily subsidise the course, meaning that the cost to participants is just £20. “Winter is a notorious time for driving fatalities, so I would recommend that all young drivers take this opportunity to enhance their skills for the sake of their own safety on the roads, and that of their passengers. I am very hopeful that this scheme can help us reduce the tragic losses of young lives that occur on roads in Wales.” Young drivers will be able to book a course online via a dedicated young drivers’ website: http://www.dragondriver.com/, or by phoning 08450 504255.
With the most common season for motoring accidents now here, Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is advising newly-qualified motorists to take a course aimed at producing safer drivers, helping reduce road deaths and injuries in the process. Pass Plus Cymru is a major initiative that encourages young drivers to take the opportunity of further training. It is an enhanced version of the Driving Standards Agency’s original Pass Plus scheme which has been available since 1995. Mr Sargeant said: “There is widespread concern regarding the disproportionate numbers of young drivers and young passengers killed or injured annually on Wales’ roads. The Pass Plus course will help young drivers build on their existing skills and knowledge to help reduce their risk of being involved in a road crash. “As a result of special Welsh Assembly funding, local authorities will be able to heavily subsidise the course, meaning that the cost to participants is just £20. “Winter is a notorious time for driving fatalities, so I would recommend that all young drivers take this opportunity to enhance their skills for the sake of their own safety on the roads, and that of their passengers. I am very hopeful that this scheme can help us reduce the tragic losses of young lives that occur on roads in Wales.” Young drivers will be able to book a course online via a dedicated young drivers’ website: http://www.dragondriver.com/, or by phoning 08450 504255.
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