Young driver - additional training?

[The Gauge]

Any suggestions for additional driving training for my 18yr old son who passed his driving test earlier this year?

He currently drives his grandmas hand-me-down Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost. He s really into cars and driving, and as he s now working and earning a wage he s eying up more desirable cars.

I ve suggested he keeps his Fiesta for a couple of years to get some driving experience under his belt and he s happy to start doing his advanced driving lessons in a few months time. I d also like him to get some experience of handling in the wet/ice to learn a cars limit points etc, which he’s keen to do. What are his best options?

[RizzoTheRat]

My parents bought me a skid pan day at Thruxton for my 18th. Great fun and I learned a few things about car control. 80psi bald tyres on Cortinas it was a few years ago) on an oil and water mix surface. At the end of the day they let us have a go with our own cars so got to slide my Mk2 Fiesta around as well.

[EdMX5]

I would suggest starting him on Pass Plus.

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EdMX5 said:

I would suggest starting him on Pass Plus.

IMO pass plus should be the minimum.

After that I’d encourage him to sign up to IAM or ROSPA. For me personally IAM made my driving much more enjoyable.

[M4cruiser]

As above, there are the set courses like IAM and/or Pass-Plus, but also don't forget the bespoke method, just contact an instructor and ask for advanced training. They don't just do Learners.

[The Gauge]

Pass Plus sounds interesting, wasn't aware of that, is there a way of finding a Pass Plus qualified instructor near where you live?

[RSTurboPaul]

HPC Young Driver day is very good.

[RazerSauber]

You'll have to check with any given instructor whether they're pass plus certified. Chere [url=https://www.gov.uk/pass-plus/local-councils-offering-discountshere[/URL] to see if you can get some sort of discount if you're in one of the named council areas.

I did pass plus. The joining of a motorway was quite helpful, as was some tips for country road driving.