Discovery Insure offers additional ways to improve your driving through knowledge and awareness with our Online Driver Training and the Discovery Driving Academy to help you become a better, safer driver and earn great rewards. Our simulated courses are offered at our Discovery Driving Academy, 1 Discovery Place. They teach new drivers the basics of driving and will refresh the skills of experienced drivers, all in a safe environment.

The Discovery Driving Academy gives first-time and experienced drivers real-world experiences, using driving simulators. It's made to mimic scenarios that the driver is likely to encounter on the road. The simulator itself mimics a real car and includes an accelerator, a brake, a clutch, a gearbox, indicators and windscreen wipers.

The Academy, based at 1 Discovery Place, teaches new drivers the basics of driving and will refresh the skills of experienced drivers, all in a safe environment.

There are currently 2 courses available at the Discovery Driving Academy. One is aimed at first-time drivers wanting to get their driving licence (the Licence Prep course), and the other is for more experienced drivers (the Refresher course).

The Licence Prep course teaches first-time drivers the fundamentals of driving by providing them with real-world driving experiences. This allows them to increase their confidence and helps to reduce their accident risk since they learn to anticipate, prepare for and handle unpredictable and hazardous driving conditions and react in a safe and controlled way, without putting themselves or others at risk.

First-time drivers get a 15% vehicle premium discount when they join Discovery Insure and Vitality Drive after passing their Licence Prep simulator course and driver's licence test.

Visit our website to find out more about the Licence Prep course.

The Refresher course is for people who have a driver's licence, but who wish to refresh their skills and learn defensive driving techniques. Vitality Drive clients who complete and pass the Refresher course will earn 150 Vitality Drive points every month for 12 months.

Visit our website to find out more about the Refresher course.

The fee for the Licence Prep course is R1 575. Discovery clients get 25% off this fee, while Discovery Insure clients get 50% off. The fee for the Refresher course is R630. Discovery clients get 25% off this fee, while Discovery Insure clients get 50% off. If you complete the Licence Prep course and would like more training, you can buy lessons at a rate of R315 an hour. Discovery clients get 25% off this fee, while Discovery Insure clients get 50% off.

The Discovery Driving Academy is based at 1 Discovery Place in Sandton, Johannesburg.

You can book a Discovery Insure Driving Academy course online. Courses are only available at 1 Discovery Place, Sandton.

To qualify for a 15% vehicle premium discount with Discovery Insure, you must pass the Licence Prep course and your driving licence test. Then take out a Discovery Insure comprehensive vehicle insurance policy with Vitality Drive within 2 years.

The Licence Prep course covers:

• The fundamentals of driving
• Pulling off and changing gears smoothly without stalling
• Driving on different types of roads
• Driving in light to heavy traffic
• Driving at all times of the day
• Driving in rain, fog, mist and other weather conditions
• Combinations of the above scenarios, so that drivers get a comprehensive driving experience.

The Refresher course:

• Allows the driver to raise any concerns they have about their driving skills
• Teaches driving on different types of roads, and in different traffic and weather conditions, in order to apply skills learnt
• Teaches defensive driving techniques and applications to everyday driving scenarios, including observation skills, correct following and stopping distances and speed control.