Welcome to the latest issue of Advanced Driving Online, the e-letter that keeps you in touch with the IAM and the motoring matters of the moment between issues of our triannual glossy magazine, Advanced Driving. Inside you'll find stories on:

• The IAM's new members' insurance scheme
• Skill for Life as a Valentine's Day Gift
• Cars that lack lights
• The safe use of speed
• Cycling insurance and training matters
• The IAM's new Wheels scheme
• The 'super' instructors
• Members' events galore

Remember, it is only by receiving your comments that we can ensure our e-letters continue to strike the right chord, so do put fingers to keyboard or pen to paper.

Happy motoring!

Bob Hinchliffe
Director of Membership and Group Support
members@iam.org.uk

THE ASSURANCE OF SURETY INSURANCE Many insurance companies offer a discount to IAM members. The problem has been that the benefits are neither universal nor consistent. So, for a long time, the IAM has been in search of a 'one size fits all' solution... more

TREAT YOUR VALENTINE TO A SKILL FOR LIFE GIFT PACK If the love of your life is a driver or motorcyclist, giving an IAM 'Skill for Life' Gift Pack for Valentine's Day is a great way to show just how much you really care... more

ONE-EYED MONSTERS ON THE INCREASE We've all seen them – cars with only one headlight, that can so easily be momentarily mistaken for a motorcycle. Well, they're breeding and there's a reason... more

DONE FOR DOING 10 MPH You will recall the recent story of the poor lady from Bristol who was fined for doing 10mph on the M32. She reportedly suffered from a clinical fear of driving as well as MS, and claimed she had joined the M32 by accident... more

BIKING BITS Over 40% of cyclists expose themselves! A recent survey conducted by Cycleguard, the online bicycle insurance provider and partner to IAM for specialist cycle insurance, revealed that over 40% of cyclists... more

WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS If you either own a company or are responsible for the welfare of a firm's employees, then you should be aware of the IAM's new Wheels staff-benefit scheme... more

'SUPER' INSTRUCTORS Of the 750,000 drivers passing the L-test each year, only one in seven currently undertake further training. As the vast majority of these are under 26 years of age... more

MEMBERS EVENTS GALORE A number of members' events are already in place for 2008, with others under discussion. They include... more

FACTS AND FIGURES YOU CAN TRUST! Coming soon from the IAM Trust, IAM Motoring Facts 2008 - a mini encyclopaedia of up to the minute motoring and transport information. See the next issue of Advanced Driving Magazine and the IAM website from March onwards for details. full page