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UK Pass Plus payback calculator

Enter your annual insurance premium, your insurer and the Pass Plus course cost. We work out the expected first-year insurance discount under the documented participating-insurer list and tell you whether the course actually pays back.

Your numbers
Current annual insurance premium
£
UK 17yo avg ~£2,877; 18yo ~£3,162
Your UK postcode (optional)
Welsh postcodes (CF, LD, LL, NP, SA, SY) get the £20 Pass Plus Cymru subsidy
Pass Plus course cost
£
Typical £150-300 (£20 in Wales via subsidy)
Your insurer
Pass Plus discount varies by provider
Expected first-year payback
Conservative cross-insurer average
£154
Range £0330 (0-15% of premium)
Net after course cost (£200)
£-46
Range £-200 to £+130
Marginal, close to break-even
Expected first-year saving of around £154 versus a course cost of £200 = roughly break-even. Worth taking for the skills if your insurer is at the top end of the band; not worth it on financial grounds alone. Quote-shop other participating insurers before committing.
Participating UK insurers (best available list)

DVSA's official Pass Plus participating-insurer list is no longer actively maintained. This list is reconstructed from insurer Pass Plus pages, broker comparison reviews and forum reports. Always confirm directly with your insurer before paying for the course.

InsurerCategoryY1 discount
AvivaMainstream5-15%
Direct LineMainstream5-15%
ChurchillMainstream5-15%
AA InsuranceMainstream5-15%
RAC InsuranceMainstream5-15%
Tesco BankMainstream5-15%
ZurichMainstream5-15%
PrivilegeMainstream5-15%
Hastings DirectMainstream5-15%
LV= (Liverpool Victoria)Mainstream5-15%
AdmiralMainstream5-15%
MarmaladeYoung-driver specialist10-30%
Adrian FluxYoung-driver specialist10-30%
EndsleighYoung-driver specialist10-30%
CollingwoodYoung-driver specialist10-30%
CuvvaYoung-driver specialist10-30%

Sources: Howden Insurance Pass Plus review 2025; MSE forum Pass Plus 2024 thread; insurer Pass Plus product pages where published. Ranges are mid-market estimates, not quotes.

What Pass Plus is (and isn't)

Pass Plus is a DVSA-recognised voluntary course taken AFTER you pass the practical test. Approximately 6 hours of in-car instruction across 6 modules (town, all-weather, rural, night, dual carriageway, motorway). There is no exam, the instructor signs off each module as competently completed.

It exists because the standard practical test cannot cover all UK road environments in 38 minutes. Motorways especially are missing: provisional learners have been technically allowed on motorways with an ADI since 2018 but few instructors offer it. Pass Plus fills that gap.

Why the participating-insurer list is hard to find

DVSA used to publish the full list of insurers offering a Pass Plus discount and update it annually. That list now appears static and unmaintained, and several historic participants (notably some price-comparison-only brands) have quietly dropped the discount in recent years without a corresponding update to the DVSA page.

The table in this tool is reconstructed from current insurer Pass Plus pages, broker comparison reviews (Howden, MSE forum threads) and direct quotes our research agents could verify. It is the best available aggregate list but is not authoritative. Always confirm the discount directly with your insurer before paying for the course, get the discount confirmation in writing.

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