Press releases

Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk has taken and passed his IAM RoadSmart Advanced Driver Course for the second time – 27 years after he took it originally.

IAM RoadSmart has taken the wraps off its latest video advising of the consequences of drivers getting distracted behind the wheel of a car. The light hearted video stars former McLaren Formula 1 test driver and current Aston Martin GT racer Darren Turner.

Over the weekend, 68 11-17 year olds in Scotland got behind the wheel of a car well before reaching legal driving age, thanks to an event sponsored by twice former British Touring Car Champion John Cleland and hosted by IAM RoadSmart (formerly the Institute of Advanced Motorists).

IAM RoadSmart (formerly the Institute of Advanced Motorists) is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016. Over the last 60 years more than 400,000 people have taken their skills to the next level and become advanced drivers or riders with the organisation.

Flexible training schedules and perceiving driver trainers as authoritative and knowledgeable are critical to fleet manager buying decisions, according to a report commissioned by IAM RoadSmart.

We launched the new IAM RoadSmart brand to the media and the public on Wednesday 27th April. In this video from the day hear the IAM RoadSmart team explain what these changes mean to our customers and members and how we can now better support the needs of all road users.

More than 65 per cent of motorists want to retain the right to drive even though driverless cars are coming, two new pieces of research released today have shown.

IAM RoadSmart is the new name for the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) as of today. The change will unify the charity with its subsidiaries IAM Drive & Survive, Professional Driver Services and Driver Retraining Academy.

Former world Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) teamed up with Britain’s biggest motoring magazine Auto Express to take one of its reporters back to school with a set of driving challenges.

Under 17s who can’t wait to get behind the wheel of a car can try their hand at skid control, manoeuvring, and braking and avoidance techniques at a driving event organised by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) on 21 and 22 May in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has won the attention of the Sunday Times for its social media work, which has placed the driving and riding charity’s Twitter channel as one of ten best motoring feeds to follow.

Driving charities the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Under 17 Car Club (U17CC) have combined efforts, allowing young drivers a unique pathway to safe and enjoyable driving before even passing their test.

Highly respected engineer, designer and manager Derek McMullan has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) with immediate effect.

Every motorcyclist in the UK is being offered the unique opportunity of a free 60 minute skills and safety riding assessment, courtesy of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), over the next four months.

The UK’s leading road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), recently hosted the inaugural meeting of its new Business Customer Advisory Group (BCAG). The gathering saw industry professionals come together to give their opinions on what they need from innovative driver risk management programmes that will deliver safer and more efficient driver activities for their businesses.

The majority of mature drivers want to continue driving as long as they are safely able, according to a survey commissioned by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), citing independence and convenience as the main reasons.

The number of people killed and seriously injured on British roads as a result of drink driving have remained largely static for the last five years, according to the latest government figures released today.

The majority of older drivers are in favour of tighter rules on checking the health and suitability of over-70s to drive* – even if those checks could take them off the road themselves – according to a new report by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), Keeping Older Drivers Safe and Mobile.

Five drivers have been caught travelling at more than 100mph on 30 and 40mph limit roads in England, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). A further two were caught travelling at over 70mph in these areas, which tend to be largely residential.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has welcomed the Department for Transport today opening up a public consultation on stricter penalties for using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving.