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cossie_al
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« on: Aug 22nd, 2006, 11:48pm » |
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Does anyone have any experience with the IAM I have been on there website and they will do a "drive check" for £25 that gives you one years affiliate membership. when I rang my insurance company they say I would have had a reasonable discount for being affiliated but a 25% discount for being a full member.
Anyone got full membership and are the benefits worth it financially?
I still fancy doing it irrispective of the financial ganes!
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #1 on: Aug 23rd, 2006, 12:04am » |
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I know a couple of people who have done the police driving course at Hendon, & have passed. They have said that their insurance quotes were indeed lower.
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« Reply #2 on: Aug 23rd, 2006, 5:01am » |
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Hi Al:
I have taken and passed the IAM's Advanced test, and have the Certificate.
It's a good scheme, and yes, there are insurance advantages (vary from company to company). Some, on the other hand don't recognise it. but then I didn't use them, so their loss. 
The main thing it teaches is how to drive confidently whilst always being aware of every single thing that's going on around you.
Has it made me a better driver? Yes, undoubtedly, but I'd never get complacent about it.
Has it made me a safer driver? Yes again, because I see things now that I have been trained to look for.
For example. Do you know that all corners you drive round are actually straight lines? 
You also get far more of a sixth sense about what other road users are about to do. It's quite uncanny sometimes.
Well worth doing the course. 
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #3 on: Aug 23rd, 2006, 6:48am » |
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The IAM "Skills for life" is a great benefit to ALL drivers it teaches people to use the skills they possess and gives a greater insight into driving.
WELL WORTH IT!
Its all here http://www.iam.org.uk/eshop/membershipshop/sfl.htm
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #4 on: Aug 23rd, 2006, 9:59am » |
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Its been in the back of my mind to do it for years now.
I was going to do it with the bike when I had it. at the time 3 of the lads did but work commitments stopped me.
I noticed on the site they will require both parts of youre driving liscence before a test, I havn't seen the paper part of mine for years.
Wonder how much the dvla will rob me of for that then 
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« Reply #5 on: Aug 24th, 2006, 10:44am » |
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on Aug 23rd, 2006, 9:59am, cossie_al wrote: I havn't seen the paper part of mine for years.
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Cost me £19 for a replacement. You can do it over the phone if you have lost BOTH parts of your licence but it's a more involved form filling process if just one part of the licence is lost.
The guy who I originally spoke to at Swansea told me to "lose" the other part of my licence and apply for the lot.
An odd thing for a civil servant to have .... a touch of common sense and a dose of reality. Good on him
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #6 on: Aug 24th, 2006, 4:01pm » |
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Hello,
My wife's an advanced motorist, but so far has had no luck getting lower insurance quotes!
Could people please tell me which insurance companies are offering lower quotes for IAM members?
Many thanks.
Roger.
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #7 on: Aug 24th, 2006, 5:00pm » |
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Probably the ones that have the highest prices to start with
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #8 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 12:35pm » |
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hey all
been on my hols and missed so much on here
im IAM reqistered, i get up to 25% off insurance for life, deals on volvos and alfa romeos and other stuff like disconts on track days, tyres etc...
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #9 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 9:39pm » |
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IAMS is one of a few advanced driving courses. worth doing just to improve your driving, debateable whether you actually save on insurance as you have to take into account the cost of the IAMS programme.
if you can have a chat with a traffic cop, they should point you in the direction of various advanced driving courses and instructors recognised by them in your area.
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #10 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 9:51pm » |
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Yep still fancy giving it a go.
Now whats the easiest way of getting a traffic cops attention that does not include sport mode on the cossie
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #11 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 10:37pm » |
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they might (or should) have the info in police stations....
what area you in?
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« Reply #12 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 10:38pm » |
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #13 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 10:40pm » |
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ahh, i know a traffic cop on a motorbike website, but he's thames valley...
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #14 on: Aug 27th, 2006, 7:18am » |
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Go HERE for IAM groups in your area.
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Re: institute of advanced motorists
« Reply #15 on: Aug 27th, 2006, 11:39am » |
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Cheers Snoopy,
Think I will give it ago, Should be interesting to see how many bad habbits I've picked up over the years
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