There's only one
real reason - to train for and take the IAM Advanced Driving Test. Perhaps the main
motivation for taking the test is the sense of pride and achievement in having
demonstrated that you are capable of driving to a far higher standard than that of the
basic L-test. There are, however, some more tangible benefits!
The most important of these is that the
statistics clearly show that those who have passed the test -- or even trained for it and
failed -- are safer drivers. A Transport Research Laboratory report ('LR499') concluded
that drivers who had taken the IAM test had an accident rate at least 50% lower than the
national average, and those who passed the test were safer still. Even when an accident
does occur, those involving advanced drivers are less severe. A report commissioned by
General Accident ('The Accident Liabilities of Advanced Drivers') showed that accidents
involving advanced drivers result in fewer write-offs.
More selfishly, a growing
number of insurance companies are offering special terms to IAM members. These terms may
include both discounted premiums and additional services
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