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Tips for avoiding intentionally staged accidents
- 12/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
IAM is looking at how motorists can avoid intentionally staged road accidents that force insurance companies to pay out high claims. Here are IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, offers some top tips to help you stay clear of these scams. If you’re travelling through busy urban roads stay extra alert [...] -
‘Break the drink drive habit’
- 06/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity, has reiterated its call for a zero-tolerance drink drive limit, in response to government figures showing Britain is still failing to adequately tackle its drink drive problem. A final estimate shows 240 people were killed by drivers over the legal drink drive limit in 2013, while [...] -
IAM offers bikers free advanced lesson
- 06/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
In an effort to encourage bikers to take their skills to the next level, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is launching its biggest ever giveaway promotion in England and Wales geared exclusively to bikers. Any bike licence holder will be entitled to a free one hour taster session with an IAM qualified [...] -
High-mileage drivers dismissive of speed cameras
- 28/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
High-mileage drivers are more likely than any other type of road user to think speed cameras have ‘little or no influence’ in reducing the numbers of road casualties in the UK, according to a white paper issued by the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ (IAM) Drive and Survive division. The paper, titled Speed [...] -
IAM identify new driving dangers
- 23/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) reveals the shocking extent to which drivers use their phones and tablets to take selfies, make video calls and watch videos while driving. The findings come from research commissioned this month exclusively by the IAM, which asked 500 drivers how they use [...] -
IAM encourages rest brakes for drivers
- 16/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
As many as 65 per cent of drivers on long journeys do not to stop to take rest breaks on the motorway because they don’t feel they have any need to. While 79 per cent of drivers will only choose to stop and take a rest if a motorway service area is located in a convenient place on their journey. The findings come [...] -
IAM warns of new driving laws
- 09/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning people to be ready for a host of changes coming up in driving laws in the UK – and fear many are totally unaware of what’s in store in 2015. New regulations that have changed driving licences, drug-drive limits and speed limits have already taken place in [...] -
Major cause of accidents identified
- 06/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has identified that once again ‘failure to look properly’ is the most common contributory factor included in over 30,000 vehicle accidents a year, following a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Transport. Police can record up to six contributory [...] -
Radical change needed to lower road deaths
- 26/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is extremely concerned at the alarming increase in road deaths in Britain, following the publication of the latest accident statistics from the Department for Transport today. Figures released this morning show that overall casualties have risen for the first time in 18 [...] -
Lesley Upham joins IAM
- 01/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has taken the next step in further developing its commercial operations by appointing Lesley Upham as its commercial director. The appointment is a new position, and is the first to be made by the IAM’s chief executive Officer Sarah Sillars, who joined the charity in [...]