What We Do
Our Group, Northampton Advanced Motorists, are approved official providers of IAM RoadSmart’s Advanced Driver Course.
The Advanced Driver Course comprises a series of observed drives in your own car, a classroom theory session, the Associate Log Book and the actual advanced driving test. You get all this for £210.
Each observed drive with your IMI qualified expert lasts a couple of hours and you’ll focus on specific skills to develop across a wide range of competencies, where you’ll need to demonstrate your newly acquired advanced driving skills such as, control, observation, timing, road positioning, ability to deal with different types of roads and other road users’ behaviour.
Free Taster Session
Before you make a decision about joining us, you can come and have a FREE Taster drive at one of our Sunday Free Taster Sessions. You will drive for about half an hour with one of our qualified Observers watching your driving. At the end of the drive your observer will discuss your driving and give you some helpful advice. You can still do this even if you have points on your licence. Click here to book your free taster drive.
Joining Us
Once you have had a free taster session, you can purchase the Advanced Driver Course from IAM RoadSmart which will cost £210. This will give you first year’s Associate membership to IAM RoadSmart and to our Group.
The Advanced Driver Course includes: 
- The IAM RoadSmart Log Book “How To Be A Better Driver”
- Allocation to an individual Observer so you can have observed drives during the month at mutually convenient times (the 1-2-1 scheme). This is our primary training method.
- Monthly observed drives of approximately 1 hour, at the Sunday checkdrives (1st Sunday in the month, Northamptonshire Police HQ, (main drive), at bottom, outside blue gates, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ (///rods.people.galaxy) 09:30-11:00).
- A classroom session designed to cover the fundamentals of advanced driving. Normally held at Northamptonshire Police HQ, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ (///rods.people.galaxy), these sessions are completely free, and will last approximately 3½ hours. A demonstration drive will give you an opportunity to see advanced driving in practice. The demonstration drive is usually undertaken immediately following the classroom session and is included in the 3½ hours.
- Once you are ready for your test, you will be taken on a mock test by one of the senior observers.
- You will receive a quarterly Group newsletter and monthly Group news bulletins..
- “Advanced Driving” the IAM RoadSmart’s tri-annual Members magazine
- The actual Advanced Driving Test
- IAM Associate status, with an automatic upgrade to full Membership of IAM RoadSmart upon passing the Advanced Driving Test within 12 months
If you have already passed your IAM RoadSmart Advanced test
You can join us using the joining form below. Annual membership is just £10, and for this will get a quarterly newsletter, monthly bulletins and the opportunity to join in on our exciting events!
You can also train to be an Observer. for the Group, where you can then help our Associate members prepare and pass the Advanced test.
Sunday Morning Check-drive and Taster Sessions
These normally take place on the first Sunday of each month at Northamptonshire Police HQ, (main drive), at bottom, outside blue gates, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ (///rods.people.galaxy). On checking in you will be allocated an observer who will then take you out on your observed drive.
The sessions start at 09:30 a.m, see events for the dates and below for a map of the venue. Appointments for check and Taster drives can be arranged through the Associates Officer, email Ian Phillips, phone 07967 651820, or our Taster drive booking form
Where we Meet
