• Support for speed cameras wavers

    • 28 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A national survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has shown that although most drivers support speed cameras there are big variations across the country – and Londoners and people in the north-east appear to show higher levels of resistance than most The survey polled 1,000 drivers of all age groups [...]
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  • Surge in careless driving convictions

    • 16 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Newly released figures show that more than 17,000 drivers have been convicted of careless driving in the space of just two years New powers were granted to the police in August 2013, allowing them to issue on-the-spot fines to motorists who put the lives of other road users at risk - and since then the number of [...]
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  • Speeding still top road offence

    • 1 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Figures obtained by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have found that, over the last decade, speeding is still the biggest motoring-related offence where the defendant is found guilty in court And the numbers of those found guilty have risen sharply in the past 12 months – from 115,935 to 148,426, an [...]
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  • IAM offers safety tips to motorcyclists

    • 23 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    This week’s tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are offering advice to motorcyclists about how to minimise the risk of an accident Here are Peter’s top tips to ensure you stay safe on the road Staying visible at all times is extremely important Hi-visibility clothing is useful [...]
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  • Driving ability effects attraction levels

    • 27 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Bad driving significantly reduces levels of attractiveness in potential partners, with women finding it particularly off-putting, found the first ever scientific study into driving skills and desirability conducted by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) Finally answering the long-debated question about [...]
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  • IAM identify new driving dangers

    • 23 July 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 [...]
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  • Major cause of accidents identified

    • 6 July 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 factors [...]
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  • Radical change needed to lower road deaths

    • 26 June 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 [...]
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  • Lesley Upham joins IAM

    • 1 May 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 [...]
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  • Fleet accidents on the rise

    • 2 April 2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of Advanced Motorists’ drive & survive division has found 86% of fleets have experienced an accident in the past 12 months, while 100% of fleets have had an accident where one of their drivers was ‘at fault’ The findings come in IAM drive & survive’s first report of the year, titled [...]
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