Welcome to the latest edition of Words on Wheels, the e-letter designed to keep you in touch with the IAM and the topical issues affecting all young drivers. Inside you'll find stories on:

Getting ready to hit the road
How a young driver won a brand new SEAT Ibiza
Making sure you're always fit to drive
Beating the traffic jams
Diesel versus petrol – an increasingly difficult choice
Understanding your engine
EuroNCAP – have you heard of it?

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Drive on!

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

GET READY TO HIT THE ROAD

You've got your mates in the car, your iPod loaded with your favourite tunes and your journey mapped out. You're ready to hit the road, but, what have you done to get your car ready?

YOUNG DRIVER WINS SEAT IBIZA

Twenty-two year old Ben Laing is the proud owner of a brand new SEAT Ibiza – his prize for winning the Press and Journal newspaper's Young Driver of the Year Award...

TOO BUSY FOR SAFETY?

Nowadays we are all so busy, finding time to balance hectic working and social lives with everyday tasks like sorting dinner, washing and planning for tomorrow.

Because of this, time is precious and we waste as little as possible. Sometimes we can be hasty, get in our cars quickly and set off in a rush. But do you ever stop to think, how fit am I to drive?

BEAT THE JAMS

The summer's here and the BBQ's are in full swing, but all too often we end up swapping the beer garden with traffic jams, enjoying the few hours of English sunshine from the driving seat of our roasting hot cars, whilst sitting in miles of traffic...

SUM YOUR SUMS - DIESEL OR PETROL?

Cars have come a long way since the rattle and smoke of diesel engines filled the streets 30 years ago.

Audi now regularly win Le Mans with their diesel powered cars and SEAT last year won the engine's first World Touring Car victory, while petrol units have also come a long way...

UNDERSTANDING YOUR ENGINE

Oil levels, tyre pressure, engine coolant and screen wash are all fairly familiar words to motorists but how much do we really look after our engines? A few years ago an industry poll found that 30% of men failed to check their oil on a regular basis...

HAVE YOU HEARD OF EURONCAP?

When faced with buying a new car there are so many things to consider. Should we go for performance, appearance, reliability, cost or safety and must we choose one at the expense of another?

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