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:

• EuroRAP's uncomplimentary view of Britain's roads
• The increases in VED likely to affect millions of motorists
• Events especially for you
• The chance to become a Goodyear tyre tester
• Fuel theft caused by escalating pump prices
• The welcome decline in road casualties
• What our cars will be powered by in the future
• Revolutionary technology that measures tyre tread depths on the move

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

SAFETY EXPERTS RAGE AT OUR ROADS According to the latest annual safety survey conducted by respected charity EuroRAP, a quarter of Britain's motorways and nearly a third of our A-roads are unsafe... more

VED SET TO INCREASE FOR 13 MILLION DRIVERS The Government has been in an impossible situation. It needs to achieve a reduction in C02 emission levels across the board, but most of we car drivers have long since reserved the right to drive whatever car we could afford... more

EVENTS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Back by popular demand is a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall in Cumbria. The event will take place on Saturday, September 13 and cost a mere £15 per ticket for members and their guests.... more

BECOME A GOODYEAR TYRE TESTER! Leading tyre maker Goodyear is extending its search to find one of the UK's most typical drivers, offering them the chance to become an official tyre tester – as well as a commentator on road safety issues... more

HIGH PRICES FUEL THEFT OF DIESEL AND PETROL Fuel thefts are reputedly up 75 per cent in some areas since the dramatic rise in the cost of forecourt diesel and petrol began some months ago... more

ROAD CASUALTIES ON THE DECLINE In 2000, the Government announced a new road safety strategy that called for a significant decrease in casualties by 2010, the key elements of which were... more

ELECTRIC, HYBRID, HYDROGEN, – WHERE DOES THE FUTURE LIE? The first electric vehicle was built in 1839. The first of what we now call hybrid cars was arguably developed by none other than Ferdinand Porsche in the late 1800s... more

LASER TREAD MEASURER TO SAVE LIVES The tyre equivalent of the safety camera is destined to be a new laser tread depth measuring system that can check the tread depths of vehicles on the move... more