What We Do

Our primary goal is to improve general driving safety through one-on-one observations, consisting of a group adviser accompanying a prospective member and advising on advanced driving techniques. Application for this service is managed via the IAM's Skill For Life programme:

Skill for Life is the IAMs most popular membership option, giving you - in one payment of £139.00 - everything you need to pass your Advanced Driving Test and become a full Member of the IAM. The package includes:

• The IAM book Advanced Driving - The Essential Guide
• Advanced Driving the IAMs tri-annual Members magazine
• All Test preparation work (undertaken by your local IAM Group)
• Entry into the Advanced Driving Test
• IAM Associate status, with an automatic upgrade to full Membership of the IAM (upon passing the Advanced Driving Test within 12 months).
• Access to the Members area of this website (with details of Members' Events, Membership Services and Special Offers).

Preparation for the Advanced Test is conducted by volunteers in your local IAM Group. On completing your purchase of Skill for Life, either online or by other payment to the IAM, you will receive a Group Directory covering all local IAM Groups for you to contact the one nearest to you (or the most convenient). Each group organises their Observed Runs locally. The observed runs are conducted over all kinds of roads from country lanes to motorways. You will need to be comfortable to drive for periods of over one hour while you practise for the test. Most people can achieve Test standard after 6-8 observed runs (typically a fortnight apart), so you could be Test ready in 12-16 weeks.

For more information about the IAM test Click here.

For an idea of what to expect on a Skill for Life course, you can read a testimonial by an existing group member.

With the Skill for Life package you can become a member of our group for at least a year (or longer if you pass the advanced driving test within that first year), which provides access to a number of additional services provided exclusively within our group, including:

• Access to indoor events
• Access to outdoor events (ride-alongs, visits, etc.)
• Full access to our group forum, allowing you to keep in touch with other group member and keep abreast of changes with your local advanced driving group
• Access to member only benefits in the group forum. Like discounts on Garmin Sat Nav's