Advanced Driving

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Advanced Driving

Well Done you have passed your Driving Test.
The current Government "L" driving test allows the candidate to make up to 15 minor (driving) errors over a route often not exceeding 9 miles and taking less than 40 minutes to complete.
YOU have passed your "L" driving test a while ago, perhaps with 'flying colours'.
Learn to handle the stress of today's congested driving conditions.
YOU are an experienced driver.
BUT ARE YOU AN ADVANCED AND DEFENSIVE DRIVER?

Here are some the well known Advanced Driving Institutes.

Institute of Advanced Motorists (the IAM)
The aims and objectives of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (the IAM) are very simple:-

To improve the standard of driving (and riding) on the UK roads.
The Advancement of Road Safety.
The Administration of an Advanced Test.

Those aims were set in the late 1950s and are still relevant today. Too many people are being killed or seriously injured on our roads each and every year and it is well known that the majority of accidents are caused by Driver Error. Educate the driver into a better way of driving and the accident rate will fall - it's drivers that cause accidents, not cars. While educating drivers is not explicity one of the IAMs objectives, that is what we try to do (and do the best) because that meets all the other objectives.

More Information about the IAM can be found athttp://www.iam.org.uk/

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

RoSPA has been at the forefront of promoting road safety in this country and abroad since its beginning in 1917.
Becoming a RoSPA member is a clear statement of your commitment to safety. They have a range of membership packages offering benefits which will support and help meet this commitment. These include access to an advice service, regular journals, and discounts on many of RoSPA’s products and services.

More Information about the RoSPA can be found athttp://www.rospa.com/CMS/index.asp

DIAmond Advanced Motorists

The DIAmond Advanced Motorist Test is the only advanced test in the UK available to the general public that uses the Government's Driving Standards Agency's test marking system.

The current L-test allows candidates to make up to 15 minor driving faults over a route which is often shorter than six miles, and takes 40 minutes or less. The Diamond Advanced Test allows a maximum of six minor faults in an hour's driving over a wide variety of road types and conditions.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate progressive driving skills throughout, at a much higher level of competence than the L-test. Training includes driving at night, on motorways and in adverse weather conditions, and your instructor will be asked to confirm the required level of experience in these areas before you take the Advanced Test.

More Information about the Diamond Advanced Motorists Test can be found HERE

GEM The Guild of Experienced Motorists

It is the leading independent driver-based road safety association, with around 60,000 members driving vehicles which display the Guild's famous and prestigious badge. GEM members are expected to drive with care, courtesy and concentration and thus set a good example on the roads.
Founded as a road safety association in 1932 the Guild has developed an important and nationally recognised place in the road safety field. It has played, and continues to do so, a significant role in national and local road safety issues.

More Information about GEM The Guild of Experienced Motorists can be found athttp://www.roadsafety.org.uk