If you have just passed your driving test, Aberdeenshire Council will give you £45 when you complete the Pass Plus scheme. It usually costs upwards from £150 to take the Pass Plus course so you will get it for £105 and you could make big savings on the cost of your insurance.

If you are under the age of 25, you can get another £100 from the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Groups. Click to learn how to get the £100 support.

Read about the benefits of Pass Plus as seen by young Aberdeenshire drivers including real savings made on car insurance by real drivers.

Did you know that:

• 1/3 of all car drivers involved in an injury accident in Aberdeenshire are young or inexperienced?
• A driver aged 17 to 20 is SIX times more likely to be involved in an injury accident than a driver aged over 40?
• The probability of having an accident is reduced by 1/3 after only 1 year's driving experience?
• More than 200 people were killed or injured in Aberdeenshire in 2002 while travelling in a car driven by a 17 to 25 year-old? This does not include people in other vehicles involved in the same crash.

These are some of the reasons why Aberdeenshire Council would like to encourage more new drivers to take part in the Pass Plus scheme.

It is also why more and more insurance companies are offering discounts for new drivers with a Pass Plus certificate.

Pass Plus is designed to raise driving standards and better equip new drivers to deal with the differing situations they are likely to meet after passing the driving test.

You should have received information on the Pass Plus scheme when you passed your driving test but further details can be obtained from the Driving Standards Agency (see below) or from the Pass Plus web site if necessary.

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To get the £45 grant from Aberdeenshire Council:

• You must live in Aberdeenshire.
• You must have passed your driving test within the last 12 months.
• You must complete the Pass Plus course of at least 6 sessions (but they can all be taken in one day by arrangement with the instructor).
• You must apply to Aberdeenshire Council before starting the Pass Plus course.

For more information go to the Aberdeenshire Council web site.

To take up the offer contact: Aberdeenshire Council, Transportation & Infrastructure Services, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB16 5GB Or phone Lauren on 01224 664799.

Remember that you could get £145 towards the cost of Pass Plus.