Tips and Blogs

Last week a new grading system for assisted driving systems was launched by Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP which is designed to give consumers a clearer understanding of the driver assistance on new vehicles. Tim Shallcross Head of Technical Policy and Advice for IAM Roadsmart shares some tips with us about assisted driving technology.

As summer has drawn to an end, giving your car a good pre-winter wash down maybe one of the things you want to tick off your to-do-list. IAM RoadSmart’s Richard Gladman, Head of Driving & Riding Standards gives us some handy tips on getting our cars squeaky clean.

To mark the recent World Reflexology Week, Kate Mulliss from the Association of Reflexologists has pulled some tips together for all drivers whether you currently experience any back issues or not.

Barry Sloan, group publicity officer, volunteered for the experience to test drive the Kia e-Niro ‘3’. He was guided through the new procedure and advised that before his test drive, the car would be completely cleaned and sanitised. Here are Barry’s handy hints.

In support of the recent Emergency Services Day, IAM RoadSmart’s Richard Gladman, head of driving and riding standards, has some tips to remind drivers and riders how to reduce the risks we face in these situations, aid the emergency services, and make the road a safer place for us all.

I read with great interest a report from a group of parliamentarians last month saying that technology alone cannot solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from transport. It echoes a report from an Oxford-based group of academics who warned that even electric cars produce pollution through their tyres and brakes.

It’s one of the ‘joys’ of being a grown up … from being ferried around by mum and dad or walking a short distance; suddenly you have a job, a car, and you are driving across several counties (maybe) to your job.

Whenever I tell people I’m a horse rider I always get a look of shock and: “Are you really?” like it’s a foreign hobby.

Like many others I never got around to doing the IAM RoadSmart advanced driver course for a long time. Mainly because as a classic car driver I felt that I was competent on the road and mechanically knowledgeable.

If you’ve read any of my previous motorcycling blogs, you’ll be aware that I like touring and dislike rain, therefore you might assume that my biking life is all about holidays and weekend jaunts.