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Join Date: Feb 2009
Car: W124 E220 Estate Auto
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Some people here drive some very powerful and expensive motors.....and yet have not taken the time to improve their driving skills. Why not? Before I took my advanced driving test (incl. emergency driving), I thought I was a good driver. I'd driven for years, clean licence, never had an at-fault accident, so of course I was a good driver. How wrong I was. Having completed my advanced test, I could see I used to be, at best, average. I'm afraid that is the same for just about everyone else out there. So, come on MBers, why not take your advanced driving test asap Last edited by JumboBeef; 04-02-2010 at 06:00 PM. Reason: Stupid spelling mistook |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Surrey/London
Car: S500L (W220) PREV- S600L (W140),2x E320, S500, 450SLC, E300D Wagon
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I want do an advanced driving test, but am not really sure where to start?
Should I just contact IAM or is there some kind of test to take before they'll accept me? |
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Location Location
Car: C43 AMG
Posts: 1,620
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Buy and read Roadcraft first.
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: North Kent
Car: Mercedes C180 Avantgard 2001
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Then contact local IAM branch and attend the course/training.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: South London
Car: 2006 Accord Tourer iCDTI EX
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Have read Roadcraft as part of motorbike CPD but that's it..
I like the idea of taking an advanced driving course, I guess there are just many things which pop up first meaning I never quite get round to it.. It is without question an excellent idea. When ever conditions deteriorate I seem to find myself in tailbacks on the M1 caused by idiots who run into each other. Ade |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Warwickshire
Car: Audi A2, Lotus Elise
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I passed my IAM in 1999. 11 years of bad habits have undoubtedly crept back in.
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Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: South London
Car: 2006 Accord Tourer iCDTI EX
Posts: 1,692
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Yorkshire
Car: Mercedes CLK 230 Kompressor Sport
Posts: 3,229
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Forget IAM if you really want to learn you need to do the RoSPA advanced driving course much more in depth and up to date and you have to pass the test every 3 years to stay current.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Warwickshire
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I'll try, but things may have changed since I did it.
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Ayrshire
Car: '57 219 W105 ,'84 280SE W126 ,'86 500SEL W126
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I started out doing a Police 'better driving course' which was free , on one evening a week for about 10 weeks - this , in turn , led to me joining my local IAM group as an associate member and a few months later doing the IAM test - this would have been back in 1976 or 1977 when I was about 18 . After passing that test , I became quite active in the local group and ended up as an assessor taking new associates out on runs . I went on to do the League of Safe Drivers test , which subsequently became ROSPA , and obtained a Class one , or Gold , pass which I renewed a couple of times . The group were also looking for people to train others up to ROSPA standard and to train others to give tuition ; I was fortunate to be one of three picked for this and , thanks to the kindness of some of the instructors at the Scottish Police College who gave up their own time to help us , we went every Saturday for about a year until we were trained to a similar standard to the police drivers but without the high speed element which we were not allowed to do , we also covered parts of the PI ( potential instructors ) course which taught how to give advanced tuition in a timely manner such that the student could react to instructions on a drive .
All of the above was a real eye opener at every stage and I never stopped learning , even though within the confines of some groups there is a degree of pedanticism from some who will not accord driving the degree of flexibility that dynamic situations sometimes require . I kept this up for about 10 years until I became a father at age 28 and then family life plus work made such demands on my time that I had to drop out of it . These days , despite working for the Fire Service and having done a general Brigade driving course and an emergency response course , I sometimes feel that I might more suitably join the Institute of Retarded Motorists - members of which I see on the roads every day !
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: London
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I would love to do one, but i'm not quite sure whats involved....
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Milton Keynes, England
Car: W140 1997 S320
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RoSPA Gold Motorcyclist... does that count?
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kent
Car: The silver one.
Posts: 3,152
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Just google iam and see the contact for your area.
I looked into it but theres to much time involved and i dont have any time or the motivation!. They also have a stand at most county type shows. Lynall |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bristol
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Quote:
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