blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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... I am automatically qualified to join them as I have passed my advanced driving at work (Police).
It only costs the yearly subscribtion of £20.
Should I do it?, anybody else here a member?
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Kif
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Registered: 13th Jan 05
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Dont you get cheaper insurance with it aswell?
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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Do you get anything from it like cheaper insurance? Think you do, might be worth it...might even be worth it just to say you are an advanced driver 
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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How much does it usually cost? (I mean to non-police officers)
I think my dad is a member
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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thought you had to do a driving test to get in. Alot more stringant than the test to get a driving liscence
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blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
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Originally posted by Ry_B
Do you get anything from it like cheaper insurance? Think you do, might be worth it...might even be worth it just to say you are an advanced driver
i can say im an advanced driver for free though, as ive been driving longer than you. costs nothing
Bet you cant drive to the system of car control and evaluate limit points, approaching corners using half distance acceleration.
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blebo
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
thought you had to do a driving test to get in. Alot more stringant than the test to get a driving liscence
Done the test to get my Blue Lights...I need to be an advanced driver to drive at speed
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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quote:
Originally posted by blebo
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Originally posted by muppetsport
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Originally posted by Ry_B
Do you get anything from it like cheaper insurance? Think you do, might be worth it...might even be worth it just to say you are an advanced driver
i can say im an advanced driver for free though, as ive been driving longer than you. costs nothing
Bet you cant drive to the system of car control and evaluate limit points, approaching corners using half distance acceleration.
er.....yeh
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blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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Originally posted by muppetsport
no, but my 9 years on the roads ive driven a large and wide seletion of performance cars so id have more control over them
So you have driven for longer than me then? .... by nine months!
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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I can aproach a bend fast but always granny shift and not double clutchlike i should 
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Jake
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Originally posted by escortgti.com
I can aproach a bend fast but always granny shift and not double clutchlike i should
Get the braking out the way, blip the throttle then drop down. I find that way easier than heel and toe. Ive never seen the point in double clutching.
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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I fucking hope you are joking jake because that response seemed far too serious to be sarcasm 
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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Its the way i do it. If im coming up to a bend where i need to drop down. I dip the clutch - hold it down,change gear, blip the throttle then engage the gear. I think with double clutching you have to put it in neutral, blip the throttle, dip the clutch, change gear then engage? Cant remember.
[Edited on 14-07-2006 by jake]
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Gregor
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No but I repeated a line from the Fast and The Furious , which I feel has now caused confusion.
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Jake
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I really didnt catch that
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Craigos
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quote:
Originally posted by blebo
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Originally posted by muppetsport
no, but my 9 years on the roads ive driven a large and wide seletion of performance cars so id have more control over them
So you have driven for longer than me then? .... by nine months!
I dont think it matters on how long you have been driving, but what speeds and cars you have been driving. my grandads been driving 50 years does it mean hes a better driver than me ? no!!!
Anyway the police always think there the best at driving. personally only a selected few can drive in my opinion.
Bet you cant drive to the system of car control and evaluate limit points, approaching corners using half distance acceleration.
Oh i can do that aswell !!!
[Edited on 15-07-2006 by Craigos]
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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I looked into the IAM and the insurance savings are minimal... Teddy off here is a member
To get the IAM qualification you need to do the Advanced Driving Test lasts for about 90 minutes and will usually cover between 30 and 40 miles along all types of road (town driving, motorways (if available) or dual carriageways, and even country lanes)
See more info on the test here
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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i have been a member for about 4/5 years. this year i decided not to repay my fees. u get absolutey nothing out of it. one insurance company in ireland gives u a discount and they r twive tha price to begin with. no point in doing it in my opinion. just like ur normal test but with country driving. all about progressive driving etc etc etc
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