IAM

some people get funny when they know you are an advanced driver - and there are a lot who are as richard says quite anal.

However, we aren't - we just love driving - and took a lot away from doing the course that stands us in good stead to this day. With the IAM you don't have to retest to keep your qualification (unlike ROSPA) - so unless you keep applying the 'system' and make an active effort to keep your skills up - they do drop...

Between the car and bike groups - the bikers have more fun, and just do it because they love riding and any excuse for a blatt - the car groups are different -and tend to have an older age group - lots of people do it because they have to for work or for whatever reasons - but less than the bikers just because they enjoy it.

It's through our local group that we've had several spins (literally) on the skidpan at maidstone police headquarters.

If you enjoy driving why wouldn't you want to improve your skills? Do it!!!!!

Quoted from mini59

I have a question has anyone do the IAM course? If so what's involved? Is it worth doing?

A friend at work has taken the exam and passed after eight lessons, he doesn't always drive like miss Daisy but boasts that he is a better driver because he doesn't have as any bumps to his credit, but then he does cycle to work.

It did get him some extra discount on some insurers but they weren't the cheapest.

Until I read Michelle's post, I'd forgotten the lessons my employer gave us. In 2001, the insurer of all the company cars insisted that all company car drivers received training - some of my colleagues were costing them too much! (Can I add that I had one accident in the 20+ years I had a company car with that emploer, that was not fully recovered, when a deer leapt across the road oto my bonnet. Never seen or smelt so much sh*t!)
They sent us on a two full day course at the Transport & Road Research Laboratory, I remember one of which was "9/11." The skid pan was interesting, I didn't like the bit when I had to give commentary, but the half day I drove with the Hampshire Police examiner was excellent. He did ask me if I knew what speed limits were for - but he did complement me for keeping to the 30mph's. We drove part of my daily commute on country roads, and I thought I "pushed it." I did after watching him!! I thought "And you say I don't keep to the limits."

R.