To our Magnificent Motorists
A big festive thank you!
This December, IAM RoadSmart want to acknowledge and give a big festive thank you to all those who make our organisation what it is – a network of hardworking, committed members, volunteers, groups, trainers & ADIs, commercial clients and more!
As well as lots of "thank-yous", we’ll be running competitions, hints, and tips and more, so check back every day between the 1st – 12th of December.
We’ve also created a Christmas e-card which you can send to family and friends for free.
Thank You To Our Members
Our community of 80,000+ members include people of all ages from across the UK. There are multiple ways of becoming a member, the most popular being through our Advanced courses.
We also have around 3,400 members who are Member by Exemption (MBE), which means they hold a professional motoring qualification so don't need to do our Advanced test. We value MBE members for sharing their knowledge and applying their experiences by becoming Observers or Examiners.
Check if you qualify
Furthermore, if you’re a business driver and your training at work is already accredited by us, your membership may already be included.
In addition to improving driving and riding skills, becoming an IAM RoadSmart member opens a host of exclusive benefits which include:
- Dedicated membership communications such as monthly newsletters and the IAM RoadSmart magazine.
- Access to further skills development opportunities, e.g., Masters course
- Opportunity to book tickets to our Skills Days events at racing circuits, and other member events, such as online webinars.
- Access to special offers and discounts from our partners.
- Opportunity to join local groups for social activities with like-minded individuals.
- Competitive and price-matched insurance offers.
- Ability to shape the future of the charity by voting in IAM RoadSmart election and participating in the Annual General Meeting.
- Feeling proud to be part of a force for good and contributing to safer roads.
Treat a loved one
IAM RoadSmart gift vouchers make the perfect gift for drivers and riders of all abilities. Our courses will give your family member or friend the chance to develop their on-road skills with one of our experts, and our Advanced Courses will grant them a year’s full membership to IAM RoadSmart.
For Advanced Courses or our Mature Driver review, you can choose between an e-voucher or physical gift voucher which will be sent through the post. Simply choose the one that’s most suitable for you.
How it works:
Purchase your chosen gift voucher
Select the course that’s right for your loved one
Receive your voucher via post or email
Please note that physical gift vouchers must be ordered before Tuesday 13th December and e-vouchers by 22nd December, to be received in time for Christmas.
Are you struggling to think of gift ideas for a car enthusiast this Christmas?
We’ve pulled together a selection of this year’s ‘must have’ Christmas gifts for car lovers – not forgetting our fantastic IAM RoadSmart Advanced Driver Course!
Explore our driver gift guide
IAM RoadSmart has around 180 groups across the UK, allowing members to meet like-minded people, share ideas and develop their skills. Our groups, all run by volunteers, represent a unique support with unparalleled experience and expertise.
IAM RoadSmart couldn’t exist without the help of thousands of dedicated volunteers who give their time to help others improve their skills.
Having enjoyed the experience of learning with IAM RoadSmart, they help make a difference and support others follow in their wheel-tracks. Our active volunteers are the lifeblood of IAM RoadSmart, from Examiners to Observers , Skills Day Instructors to committee members – we thank you all!
Do you know an avid motorbike lover?
Here’s our selection of must have gifts for bikers this Christmas – from wheel cleaning kits to motorbike cameras, and not forgetting our Advanced Rider course!
One of our biggest thank you this festive season is to you, for keeping our roads safe on every journey!
We know that it’s easy to get caught up in the magic of the festive period, so we’ve put together a few hints and tips to bear in mind when travelling this month. From dealing with traffic to what to do if we get a white Christmas - click below to find out more.
In addition to providing Advanced courses and various assessments for the everyday motorist, did you know that we also work with commercial private and public sector businesses to improve driver safety through driver training and fleet risk management services?
Whether its small independent business looking for recommended courses or a national/specialist vehicle operator looking for a bespoke training programme and accreditation, our workplace road safety solutions are fit for business of all shapes and sizes.
As well as our risk management services for business fleets, we work closely with local authority Safer Roads Partnerships, PCCs and other organisations that share our vision to make the roads safer for all.
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We’re giving you the chance to win an M&S Collection Hamper in time for Christmas!
All you have to do is head over to our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, comment on today’s post with your favourite Christmas driving memory AND share the post to be in with a chance to win! But be quick – the competition closes tonight!
1. To enter, comment on the competition social post on the 8th of December 2022 and share the post to your Twitter or Facebook feed, or Instagram story
2. Competition opens 00:01 Thursday 8th December 2022 and closes at 23:59 on Thursday 8th December 2022
3. The giveaway is open to UK residents only
4. The prize is one M&S Collection Hamper, subject to availability
5. There is no cash alternative
6. The winner will be selected at random
7. The winner will be informed by direct message on the social channel they entered, within 7 days of the closing date, and must respond within 28 days to claim their prize
8. Promoter: IAM RoadSmart
9. Promoter Address: 1 Albany Place, Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3BT
Thank you to all our trainers
Our committed Service Delivery team includes over 100 trainers across our commercial training and Driver Retraining Academy (DRA) courses.
Our commercial courses include Driving for Work, Taxi assessments, on-roads modules, classroom and virtual courses. We couldn’t run these courses without the trainers, who are the public face of IAM RoadSmart commercial, dealing with drivers one-to-one through high skill level training whilst in challenging environments.
Our DRA delivers Drink-Drive Rehabilitation (DDR) courses to convicted drink drivers in England and Wales.
Our committed trainers have enabled us to support over 4,000 clients throughout 2022 to return to our roads as safer driver and riders. Our DDR trainers deal with a diverse range of clients, supporting and facilitating a change in behaviour
Through a non-judgemental, confidential approach we support our clients over a 3-day course within the DVSA guidelines.
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Mental Health Motorbike (MHM) is a free mental health first aid support charity, providing meaningful and purposeful opportunities to grow the wellbeing of the motorbike community. Their organisational focus is to reduce suicide amongst bikers in the UK, through a network of dedicated trained Mental Health First Aiders.
Founded in March 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mental Health Motorbike set out to provide support in a period where mental health saw a dramatic spike due to the lockdown restrictions.
MHM officially became a recognised charity at the end of 2021, growing their organisation to 28 volunteer staff, 150 qualified Mental Health First Aiders, 35 Ambassadors and 18 online moderators and as of May 2022, almost 1700 members.
We’ve been hearing from some of their members who have shared how they ‘manage’ Christmas, to offer help for others, whether you ride, drive or don’t have a vehicle.
Read their stories
Enter our treasure hunt
Take part in our festive treasure hunt! Look for clues across our website to uncover the secret word, granting you a spot in our prize draw for a £50 Amazon gift card.
Simply go round our website and look for any Christmas themed images. Click the images to find the relevant word and location of the next clue. You will be looking for 6 in total, including Clue #1 below. Click Clue #1 to get started!
1. To enter, find and submit six clues hidden around iamroadsmart.com
2. Competition opens 00:01 Sunday 11th December 2022 and closes at 12:00 on Friday 23rd December 2022
3. The giveaway is open to UK residents only
4. The prize is one £50 Amazon Gift Card, subject to availability
5. There is no cash alternative
6. The winner will be selected at random
7. The winner will be informed by direct message on the social channel they entered, within 14 days of the closing date, and must respond within 28 days to claim their prize
8. Promoter: IAM RoadSmart
9. Promoter Address: 1 Albany Place, Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3BT
2022 has been a busy year here at IAM RoadSmart! We’ve welcomed a new CEO, implemented a new strategic framework, welcomed over 5,000 new members, hosted 17 Skills Days and 7 Autumn Forums. And that doesn’t even start to cover the exciting things that all our local groups have been up to. Watch our key highlights from 2022…
From all of us here at IAM RoadSmart, we wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
