As I have stated before, I am an IAM Advanced Driver and will happily advise other members on how they can improve their skills to the correct and appropriate standard. First piece of advice is if you do it for cheaper insurance then it will be a waste of money. The only time you will get an insurance discount is with their insurer, Sureity who only insure people over 25. No other insurance company will give you a discount for passing an IAM test.
On the other hand, if you are doing it for the benefit of your driving then you will find it very helpful. Most of the stuff is common sense, a lot of "their" way of doing things is too rigid though in my opinion, like "the system of car control" for instance. Whilst the principle is good, following it to the letter feels counter-intuitive.
Although most of the stuff is already common sense, what the training and course will do is get you into the habit of doing that stuff and you will have someone to remind you all the time.
Also give the ROSPA course a go, which some say is better than the IAM. The IAM course is a pass or fail, whereas the ROSPA course is graded as Broze/Silver/Gold.
I wanted to do the ROSPA course but in a heavily modified old car it is really hard to see how I will do that, back when I took the IAM course my car was standard bar lowering and half leather seats! When you need to start your car with throttle and it idles at 1100 RPM it doesn't give the best impressions!
On the other hand, if you are doing it for the benefit of your driving then you will find it very helpful. Most of the stuff is common sense, a lot of "their" way of doing things is too rigid though in my opinion, like "the system of car control" for instance. Whilst the principle is good, following it to the letter feels counter-intuitive.
Although most of the stuff is already common sense, what the training and course will do is get you into the habit of doing that stuff and you will have someone to remind you all the time.
Also give the ROSPA course a go, which some say is better than the IAM. The IAM course is a pass or fail, whereas the ROSPA course is graded as Broze/Silver/Gold.
I wanted to do the ROSPA course but in a heavily modified old car it is really hard to see how I will do that, back when I took the IAM course my car was standard bar lowering and half leather seats! When you need to start your car with throttle and it idles at 1100 RPM it doesn't give the best impressions!