{"id":10919,"date":"2012-11-18T00:14:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T00:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10919"},"modified":"2012-11-18T00:14:16","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T00:14:16","slug":"why-pass-plus-was-devalued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=10919","title":{"rendered":"Why Pass Plus Was Devalued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assuming it\u2019s true, I saw this on a forum frequented by student learner drivers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My instructor was the best, he used to let me drive one handed, with a driving lean, windows wide open, own songs playing loud (not too loud though) through AUX, he used to go buy couple of snacks and drinks. and We used to cruise all over the city on the lessons. He used to tell me race past cyclists, and even at traffic lights he used to let me have a little drag race with the car nex to me. He was probably the best instructor everywhere. So much fun i had with that guy, was the best<\/p>\n<p>He even sold me a Pass Plus certificate for \u00a350 one week after i passed, without doing the course. Which was a bargain for me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That last paragraph illustrates why Pass Plus was so devalued, when it really could have (could still) contributed significantly to these issues of young drivers killing themselves so frequently.<\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine an ADI advising a pupil (and an inexperienced driver, at that) \u201crace past\u201d cyclists and \u201cdrag race\u201d other cars? How well would you say such an instructor had handled the issue of attitude in such a driver?<\/p>\n<p>When the above poster was challenged over his post (and accused of trolling), he\/she replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m afraid not mate [not trolling], there&#8217;s another guy in my local area that does lessons in a car that&#8217;s really sporty, lowered, has limo black tints on back, lets you speed, lets you play your own music, and the instructor smokes whilst on lesson, and even gives lessons to 16 year olds!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Remember that in order to be an ADI you have to be considered \u201cfit and proper\u201d. 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