Pass Plus costs £260 here, and that is the whole course: all six DVSA modules, motorway hours included. There is no test and no pass or fail. You need a full licence. Check what your own insurer gives for the certificate before booking, because some discount for it and plenty give nothing.
Pass Plus is the DVSA’s training scheme for drivers who have just passed. It is nationally standardised, so the six modules are the same wherever you take it: town driving, all-weather driving, rural roads, night driving, dual carriageways and motorways. There is no examiner. Your instructor assesses you against each module as you drive it, and you either meet the standard or keep working until you do. Once all six are signed off, the ADI submits the paperwork and the DVSA issues your certificate.
Every instructor here is a DVSA-approved ADI and we teach in automatic cars. There is no office to visit: we collect you from home, work or a station anywhere in the 51 areas we cover across East London and the City, seven days a week between 7am and 10pm.
The Six Modules, and What They Actually Involve
Written down the module names sound generic. Taught from an East London pick-up point they turn into specific roads.
1. Town driving: the one you have already been doing
What has changed is that you are on your own insurance now. We use the busy corridors: Mare Street, Barking Road, Whitechapel Road, Hoe Street. Bus lanes with time plates, cyclists passing on both sides, box junctions, 20mph across most of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and the City.
2. All-weather driving: the conditions cannot be booked
Stopping distances in the wet, spray off a lorry on the A13, standing water sitting in a dip after heavy rain. If your course falls in a dry fortnight we cover what the conditions allow and go through the rest properly rather than claiming it rained. A wet evening in January does most of the teaching on its own.
3. Rural roads: we drive out to find them
East London has none, so this module starts with a twenty-minute drive to Epping Forest and the lanes north and east of Chingford. Unmarked bends, mud pulled onto the tarmac, horses, single-track sections with passing places, and a national speed limit that is a limit rather than a target. It catches out city-only drivers, because everything arrives with less warning.
4. Night driving: genuinely different here in winter
Dazzle from oncoming headlights on unlit stretches of the A12. Wet tarmac around the Isle of Dogs throwing back every light until the lane markings disappear. Pedestrians in dark clothing stepping out between parked cars off Roman Road. In December we can run this module at five in the afternoon; in June it means a ten o’clock start.
5. Dual carriageways: the A12, the A13 and the North Circular
Joining at the speed of the traffic already there rather than crawling on and hoping. Choosing a lane early, overtaking properly instead of settling into lane two, and reading exits far enough ahead to move across in time. The A12 slip roads near Gants Hill are short, which makes the acceleration part real.
6. Motorways: the M11 from junction 4
Junction 4 at Woodford is the closest motorway access to nearly everyone we teach. Getting on and off, reading the gantries, keeping left, holding a gap at 70, and what to do where there is no hard shoulder. Most people reach this module never having driven a motorway: learners were only allowed on them from June 2018.
What the £260 Covers
- All six modules to the DVSA syllabus, with no per-hour extras
- The car and the fuel, including the run out to the lanes and onto the M11
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in our coverage area
- The paperwork, submitted by your instructor so the DVSA can issue your certificate
It does not cover an insurance discount, which is not ours to give, and it does not include tuition beyond the course. If the night module turns up something that needs three more hours, those hours are a separate booking and we will say so at the time. Payment is cash or bank transfer, and everything else we charge is on the prices page.
How the Course Is Scheduled
It does not have to be six consecutive hours, and for most people it should not be. The last two hours of a six-hour day are worth less than the first two.
Most people take it in two or three sessions across a week or two, and the modules set the shape. Night driving has to happen after dark. Rural roads and motorways both begin with a drive out of the city, so they pair into one longer session. A Saturday morning and a Tuesday evening is a normal way to get through it.
The Insurance Question, Answered Honestly
Some insurers give a discount to Pass Plus holders. Many do not, and among those that do, the size of it varies. There is no national rate and no guarantee attached to the certificate.
So do this before you book rather than after: ring your insurer, or run a quote both ways on a comparison site, and find out what the certificate is worth on your policy. If the answer is nothing, the training is still training, but the money argument has gone and you should decide on the driving alone.
We are not going to tell you the course pays for itself. For some drivers it does and for plenty it does not, and you should hear that from your insurer rather than from us afterwards.
When Pass Plus Is the Wrong Choice
We would rather talk you out of it than sell you the wrong thing. It is a poor fit if:
- You already drive every day and feel settled doing it. Six months of commuting teaches most of what the town and dual carriageway modules teach.
- You have checked with your insurer and they offer nothing for it.
- One specific thing worries you rather than a general gap. If it is only motorways, or only night driving, two targeted hours cost less than £260.
- You have not passed your test yet. A full licence is a condition of taking it.
- You are booking because a parent or an employer said so, without anyone checking what is in it.
In most of those cases a couple of targeted hours, or refresher hours at £41 if it has been a while, will do more for you than a certificate will. Tell us what you are actually worried about and we will say which it should be, including when the answer is neither.
Pass Plus and Motorway Lessons
These overlap and there is no point pretending otherwise. One of the six modules is motorways, and we also teach motorway lessons on their own, priced on enquiry.
The difference is scope. A motorway lesson is one thing done thoroughly: joining, lane discipline, gantries, coming off. Pass Plus is the full post-test syllabus with those hours inside it and a certificate at the end. If motorways are the only gap, book the lessons and stop there. If you want the whole syllabus, Pass Plus is the cheaper route to the motorway hours because they are included, and booking the lessons first means paying twice for the same stretch of the M11.
What You Need Before You Book
- A full driving licence, and the photocard with you at the first session
- Flat, thin-soled shoes. Trainers are fine, boots and heels are not
- Nothing else: no theory paper, no forms beforehand, no waiting list
An automatic licence is no obstacle, because we teach in automatics anyway, and a manual licence holder is welcome to take the course in one. If you want Pass Plus taught in a manual, another school will suit you better. There is no premises to come to, so give us a postcode: the areas we cover lists all 41.
Pass Plus FAQs
How much is Pass Plus?
£260 for the whole course, all six modules, with nothing charged per hour on top. Pick-up is included anywhere we cover, and payment is by cash or bank transfer.
Is there a test at the end?
No. Pass Plus has no examiner and no pass or fail. Your instructor assesses you against each module as you drive it, and if you are not at the standard yet you keep working on that module until you are. When all six are signed off, the DVSA issues the certificate.
How long does it take?
Six hours of driving is the minimum, usually spread across two or three sessions. The night module has to run after dark, so the time of year decides part of the timetable: 5pm in December, a 10pm start in June.
Will it reduce my insurance?
It depends entirely on your insurer. Some offer a discount to Pass Plus holders, many offer nothing, and where there is one the amount varies. Check with yours before booking.
Do I have to have passed my test first?
Yes, it is post-test training and you need a full licence. If you have not passed yet, automatic lessons at £37 an hour, or a block of ten for £350, is where to start.
Can I do the motorway module on its own?
Not as Pass Plus, because the certificate requires all six. We teach motorway lessons as a separate service, priced on enquiry, so if motorways are the only thing you want to work on, ask us and we will quote it.
Reviewed and updated August 2026 by the Wharf Driving School team.