Press releases

The 2020 schedule for IAM RoadSmart’s ever-popular Skills Days has been announced. They are the perfect way to sharpen up driving or riding skills in your own car or motorbike at top circuits around the UK.

As we approach the Yuletide period, IAM RoadSmart has the perfect Christmas gift for the car or motorbike enthusiast in your life – the IAM RoadSmart advanced course, wrapped in a seasonal presentation box.

As part of IAM RoadSmart’s campaign to raise awareness of the challenges faced by older drivers, the charity is offering the chance to win an exclusive lunch at Silverstone Circuit with renowned rally and racing driver Paddy Hopkirk MBE.

The decision to adopt EU road safety rules after Brexit and make it mandatory for new cars to be fitted with breathalysers and voluntary speed limiters by 2022 in the UK has been given the thumbs-up by IAM RoadSmart.

IAM RoadSmart is calling for an urgent debate on the best way to keep drivers safely behind the wheel into old age, in light of government figures that predict a four-fold increase in the number of drivers over 75 in the next 25 years.

IAM RoadSmart has appointed Derek McMullan as its new Chairman with immediate effect following his 18 years’ involvement with the charity and long-standing support for the organisation at a senior level.

With a General Election on its way and all the political parties finalising their manifestos, IAM RoadSmart is calling for politicians to put post-test training and human behaviour at the heart of the road safety debate in the next Parliament.

The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has announced it will be exhibiting at Motorcycle Live – the country’s biggest motorcycle show - for the fourth year running.

The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has welcomed the government’s decision to close a legal loophole which allowed drivers to not be prosecuted for using a mobile to film or take photos.

IAM RoadSmart is increasingly concerned that disruption to government, in part caused by Brexit, has forced road deaths down the political agenda, as the latest road crash statistics issued today (26 September) show no real change in recent years.

British Touring Car star Colin Turkington has added another string to his impressive bow, as he has achieved a F1RST - the highest rating possible - in IAM RoadSmart’s much respected Advanced Driver Course.

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has called for the issue of deaths of young people in car crashes to be given equal attention to knife crime and drugs in government plans.

The latest drink-drive figures from the Department for Transport issued today (28 August) have revealed a disappointing lack of forward progress – and road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has again called for a long-term plan to tackle the issue in a meaningful package of measures.

This month there is an even better reason to buy an advanced driver or rider course from IAM RoadSmart … you’ll have a chance to win the use of a glamorous Ford Mustang for the weekend.

IAM RoadSmart says it’s time to bust the myth of multi-tasking behind the wheel, to ensure drivers are fully aware of how dangerous a hands-free mobile phone can be.

IAM RoadSmart maintains that Graduated Driving Licences must spearhead a comprehensive series of changes to save the lives of young drivers, as another set of disappointing statistics emerge from today’s (25 July) government road casualty announcement.

With temperatures exceeding the 30°C mark today and set to go even higher this week, IAM RoadSmart has issued some useful information on making sure your dog doesn’t suffer in such hot conditions.

IAM RoadSmart has called the government’s Road Safety Statement announced today (19 July) ‘a mixed bag’ with welcome news on road policing, pedestrian distraction and seatbelts, but a worrying lack of detail on younger and older drivers or motorcyclists.

IAM RoadSmart has welcomed a possible toughening up of the laws on the use of seatbelts in cars, saying it’s the most obvious and direct way of saving lives in road crashes.

The government’s long-awaited commitment to investigating some form of Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is great news for road safety say IAM RoadSmart but it is not convinced a night-time driving ban for young drivers is needed alongside other new restrictions.