Observed Drives

As an Associate Member you will have an Observer assigned to you from our Group to assist in preparing for the IAM test. Observed drives are FREE and conducted in your own vehicle. The Observer will use his or her own vehicle to give demonstration drives.

Observed runs will be arranged between you and your observer to suit your mutual convenience, but will generally be in daylight, as will the test. The frequency is normally weekly but can be longer. We would not recommend a gap of more than a fortnight except in special cases (holidays, courses, etc.).

It is difficult to say how many observed drives a particular individual would require, as it depends very much on experience, preparation and ability to learn. We would usually expect the minimum number of observed drives to be six.

Preparation

The recommended reading to help prepare for the test is:

How to be an Advanced Driver

Pass Your Advanced Driving Test

The IAM’s official manual contains expert advice on all aspects of advanced driving. It contains many colour photographs and diagrams to illustrate the topics. The book is supplied as part of the Skill for Life package and provides you with the information you will need.

The Highway Code

The book every road user is supposed to know!

ISBN 978-0-11-552814-9 Crown Copyright 2007.

Roadcraft

The essential Police Driver’s Handbook on which the Advanced Driving Test is based. A video on DVD is also available to complement the book.

The books and video are available from the Members' Shop.

For a bit of fun try some of our quizzes.

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