Tips and Blogs

Changes to the Highway Code are imminent and one of the changes is to promote Walking and Cycling but how familiar are you with the existing rules and guidance?

The UK is renown for changeable and unsettled weather conditions. Temperatures might just have decreased to a manageable level, but we are only at the start of the unpredictable British Summer so don’t get caught out – stay hydrated!

When it comes to road safety the change in seasons mean there is a lot to consider. During the summer months for hay fever sufferers that includes are you well enough to drive? Is your concentration and vision affected. Read our hints and tips for more advice.

IAM RoadSmart is partnering with by Nextbase, the market-leader of in-car technology to get UK motorists back on the road safely this summer.

According to a recent survey there are many reasons to get stressed when driving or riding. As traffic gets heavier with the ease of restrictions what are the things that are getting your blood pressure rising? In this article we address the top 10 and how to avoid them, reduce them or prepare for them.

Barry Sloan Publicity officer for Bolton and District Advanced Motorists, talks about his first experience of an all-electric vehicle, bringing the car to the people until the people can come to the cars at an event, now planned for 2021.

Dr Andy Arnott has been a member of IAM RoadSmart since 2018 and has a long association with the National Association of Bikers with a Disability (NABD). He has written our latest blog about encouraging more bikers with disabilities to become Advanced Riders.

Stephen Willmott is one of the trainers who delivers the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Course for IAM RoadSmart’s Driver Retraining Academy. In 2019/20 our drink drive rehabilitation services helped almost 5,000 convicted drink drivers understand the dangers of alcohol, not only in relation to driving but to their health and lives in general.

I’m sure like me during lockdown you spent some time tidying things up, recycling & repurposing. After sorting through some old photographic slides my mother sent me an envelope containing a print picture that just got me wondering, was motoring really better back in the day or are we simply looking through rose-tinted glasses?

For the past two years, I’ve been driving a hybrid Kia e-Niro and thought it was about time I shared the experience with you all.