Institute of Advanced Motorists - Skills for Life course. Worth the £139 fee?

Quentin

liverpoolste wrote: »

But did think upon mentioning it to other insurers they make look on me favourably? Or am I being optimistic? :rotfl:

If you follow the MSE plan for checking premiums, combined with checking cashback sites, then it is unlikely you'll find any IAM discount policy that beats the cheapest price.

GabbaGabbaHey

liverpoolste wrote: »

I have stumbled onto the ROSPA yarn (somewhere!), so will Google that and see what it tells me about their courses too....

RoSPA test is graded Bronze/Silver/Gold and requires periodic retesting, whereas IAM is pass/fail and you retain it until you die or receive a traffic conviction.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

The course is well worth doing, but not for the insurance discounts. You'll learn all kinds of things, including problems that subconsciously you've added to your driving, which you shouldn't have.

If you enjoy driving and if you want to be a better driver, do it.

Quentin

Although the insurance discounts are really a marketing gimmick, you could still say that your insurance should be cheaper over the long term for driving to advanced motorist standards.

If you follow the advanced driving techniques you should have a much better driving history to show insurers for years to come than "ordinary" motorists. This will be reflected in lower base premiums.