Advanced Driving Other than IAM or Rospa

[gridgway]

I want to get my advanced test and have had a few outings with my local IAM group. Unfortunately my diary and the sunday 1 hr outings don't coincide very often and not at all from about now till november. So I am looking for another way. My driving is not that far off and what I need to do is really nail a good commentary. My idea is to see if I can get an amount of concentrated commercial tuition during the week (it's easier to take odd days off than find time at weekends). So a few questions:

How do you actually book an advanced driving test?
What's a sensible set of reference materials? I have got the Roadcraft book and was planning to get and watch the DVD.
Anyone got any recommendations for good commercial tuition in N Surrey (within a sensible distance of Epsom)?

Thanks
Graham

[Mark_SV]

Hi,

For commercial tuition, try contacting the DIA and asking if there is a DIAmond Advanced Instructor in your area: www.driving.org/diamond.html

Alternatively, if you can afford it, try www.ridedrive.co.uk or just ask StressedDave here!

Cheers

[7db]

Advanced driving is worth doing, and it's worth doing properly.
Give Cadence a call - www.cadence.co.uk - and arrange a day with StressedDave.

Nice work on the thread in SPL.

[gridgway]

Thanks Mark and 7db.

Who is stresseddave?

I know of Cadence being Hirsuit Hugh I believe, well known in Caterham circles.

Thanks 7db for the compliment re the SPL thread. Someone had to open the batting for the other side!

Graham

PS that's "the other side" in the intellectual debate sense, not in the "he bats for the other side" sense :-)

[7db]

GRidg(e)way - StressedDave is a poster here, and works for Cadence.
I can personally recommend him as an instructor.

Are you a Sevener, too? I think I've seen you post in Caterham?

Dave loves clambering into Sevens.

[StressedDave]

gridgway said:

Thanks Mark and 7db. Who is stresseddave? I know of Cadence being Hirsuit Hugh I believe, well known in Caterham circles. Thanks 7db for the compliment re the SPL thread. Someone had to open the batting for the other side! Graham PS that's "the other side" in the intellectual debate sense, not in the "he bats for the other side" sense :-)

Cue Spartacus impression...

I'm StressedDave - I'm Hugh's underling at Cadence and db is right, I love clambering into 7's, especially Tillet-equipped, short-cockpit ex-racers with the hood up. I'm not exactly Tillet-shaped... I'm about 60 miles closer to you than Cadence Towers, which might be why db suggested me.

>> Edited by StressedDave on Wednesday 22 February 10:46