Car Blog & Car News
Spring has officially arrived and like us, our cars need to shake off the winter cold to be fit for the summer ahead. If you haven’t done so already, get your car ready for spring with the latest tips from the IAM’s standards and compliance manager, Richard Gladman. If you haven’t given your car a full […]
This week’s driving tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are looking at how parents can cope with travelling with children on long journeys. With our advice here’s how you can ensure your journey is a lot less stressful. If you’re travelling with children under the age of three years you must […]
This week’s motoring tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are looking at how to cope with driving through busy city roads. With forward planning and careful approach city driving needn’t be something to fear. Plan your journey before setting off. If you are travelling through an unfamiliar city, use Google maps […]
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning people to be aware of the changes that will take effect in just over two weeks’ time as the paper counterpart for the driving licence is scrapped. As was the case with the abolition of the paper tax disc last October, the IAM fear many people are […]
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning that despite 50 years of seat belt laws, far too many drivers and passengers are still putting themselves and others in great danger by not wearing seat belts. The first seat belt law came into force in January 1965, which saw all new cars in the UK […]
The IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger is offering weekly motoring tips to riders and drivers. This week he is advising drivers about travelling in snow. While there was not originally snow when this article was available, it seemingly has now come out in force in certain parts of the country. With that in mind, consider […]
The IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger is offering weekly motoring advice to riders and drivers. With more and more people expected to get their Christmas shopping done this week, Peter is offering advice on how drivers can keep their car safe this Christmas. Don’t leave your car unattended with the engine running while it warms […]
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has produced a league table of the amount of money allocated by government to each local authority on road improvements over the last five years in England – with Greater Manchester coming out top with a figure of £141m for 2014/15. This is a sharp rise in the amount […]
Kiran Devgun from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) shares her advice with motorists travelling in the frosty, icy weather. With temperatures near freezing, here are her top tips on how drivers can ensure they drive safely on icy roads. Fight the frost Don’t drive off without cleaning your windows or side mirrors – visibility […]
Kiran Devgun from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) shares her advice with motorists travelling in the heavy rain. With more showers on their way road surfaces are expected to get extremely slippery and dangerous. Here are her top tips on how both riders and drivers can make their journey as safe as possible. The […]