A Skill for Life - courtesy of the IAM
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If you enjoy driving your MG then why not think about putting your driving skills to the test with an IAM advanced driving course?
The IAM is Britain's leading road safety charity and advanced driving organisation, and the MG Owners' Club has set-up an affiliation which includes offering Club Members access to this course on special terms.
The Skill for Life course has everything you need to help you prepare to become an advanced driver. You can demonstrate your skill and safety on the road, perhaps cut insurance and other motoring costs, and enjoy your driving more as an advanced driver.
It is light years away from the "L" test that you did. The preparation and the test itself are challenging, but within reach of most drivers if they apply themselves. To help you, a network of volunteers in the IAM local groups give their time and expertise free of charge. Then, when you are ready, the 90 minute advanced driving test will be overseen by a police-qualified examiner.
It takes place in a wide variety of driving situations, including motorways where appropriate, and you will need to show that you are capable and confident at the wheel at the maximum achievable, safe and legal speed for each environment. All those bad habits that have crept in since your "L" test will have been ironed out. You will know the speed limits wherever you are, and fully employ them to make your driving smooth, efficient and progressive.
Within reason, you can take the test in any road-legal vehicle, so you can probably take it in your MG. The normal cost to the public for the complete Skill for Life package, including the manual "How to be An Advanced Driver" is just £85, with a £10 discount if you are under 26. However, Members of the MG Owners' Club and their immediate families can benefit from their own discount of £10, giving a net cost currently of £75 (or £65 under 26). To benefit from this discount, Club Members should call the IAM at 020 8996 9600 in office hours quoting the MG Owners' Club. (Terms and conditions apply.)
For more details of the IAM and Skill for Life, click here to visit www.iam.org.uk
If your car is not (or no longer) capable of safely sustaining the national speed limit, and/or doesn't have seat belts, just let the IAM know in advance so that they can try to make any special arrangements.