Our congratulations to Chris Price who passed his National Observer Assessment this week to add to his Masters Test with Distinction pass late last year. Very well done Chris, you are a great asset to the team!
Cornwall Advanced Drivers are delighted to announce that we had another three Advanced Driving Course Test passes during July and many congratulations to Nick Bailey, Anthony Foster and Lynn Goold and thanks to their observers Rich Lewis, Neil Fuller and Chris Price for their expert time and guidance though the process. Year to date, we…
At our AGM on Monday, Nick Fletcher our Chief Observer had the pleasure of presenting pass certificates from some of our recent candidates. Well done everyone!
June was another great month for Cornwall Advanced Drivers. Many congratulations to Nicholas Vernon-Smith, Penny Eathorne, Richard Leith, Israel Lewis, Samantha Michael and Harold Salt on passing their tests and 3 of them achieving F1RST. Many thanks to their National Observers, Andrew McGowan, Martin Wayman, Richard Stone, Keilson Foote, Ian Harris and Rich Lewis for…
Pictured is John Simpson from Cornwall Advanced Drivers (CAD) IAM group receiving his Masters driving test pass certificate from Nick Fletcher, Chief Observer of CAD. IAM’s Masters test is the most challenging driving test available to civilians today. It comprises about 50 miles of near faultless driving on a mixture of unfamiliar roads under the…
@Cornwalladvanceddrivers have had yet another driver achieve a F1RST in their @IAMRoadSmart Advanced Driving Test. @Kim Conchie and his Observer @Jes P Newman are pictured handing over the certificate of achievement in Falmouth in May. Kim already had a very good standard of driving, and that allowed specific focus in key areas to bring all…
Another great month for Cornwall Advanced Drivers. Many congratulations to Gemma Halsall, Jamie Barnett, Clive Hoskins, David Brown and Mike Sampson on passing their tests and 4 of them achieving F1RST. Many thanks to their National Observers, Neil Bridges, John Simpson, Glenn Gilbert, Nigel Tait and Martin Wayman for their expert guidance and time!
Many congratulations to our Vice Chair Jes for this great achievement to adding a F1RST on the Advanced Riding test to his F1RST in the Advanced Driving test and Masters with Distinction. Well done!
Many congratulations to John Simpson for passing his IAM Masters Test with Distinction this week. John was the Chair of our group for many years and since stepping down in 2025 has continued both as our Associate Coordinator and is still an active National Observer. Well done on this amazing pass John and to Nick…
Are you under 25 and think you are good enough to pass an Advanced Driving test? Are you are Cornwall resident who has held a full UK Driving License for a year or more? Do you have a child or grandchild who could benefit from more responsible, safer and smoother driving, with increased driving skills…
Last weekend we had the pleasure of presenting pass certificates to Cym Downing and Jason Metters, Jason achieving a F1RST. Many congratulations to them both and their National Observer Barbara Steels.
Just a quick update, Cornwall Advanced Drivers have had a further 7 Advanced Driving test passes recently. Many congratulations to Cym Downing, Richard Leith, Jason Metters, Alan Price, Rob Griffin, Kim Conchie & Robert Harvey George on passing their tests and 4 of them achieving F1RST. Many thanks to their National Observers, Barbara Steels, Richard…
Are you a Cornwall resident, with a full UK driving license, have your own car, under the age of 25 and want to become one of the most skilled, safest drivers on the road? Cornwall Advanced Drivers (CAD), a registered charity, is fully committed to increasing road safety so this year we are subsidising…
Just a quick update, Cornwall Advanced Drivers have had a good start to 2026 with six Advanced Driving test passes so far. Many congratulations to Barbara and Richard Barnes, Stella Woods, Yasmin Brother, Caroline Hammond and Ken Snowden on passing their tests and many thanks to their respective National Observers, Keilson Foote, John Simpson, Glenn…
Charity Status Update – 16/02/2026 Cornwall Advanced Drivers (CAD) are delighted to announce a significant milestone:- CAD’s work to promote road safety, improve drivers’ knowledge, skills and awareness, thus reduce road collisions through better standards of driving, has been acknowledged by the Charity Commission, who have now granted full Charitable Status to the group; Charity…
We are delighted to announce that both Ian Harris and Keilson Foote have passed the National Observers Test this week and have now joined our Observer team. Well done both and welcome to the team!
Are you a Cornwall resident under the age of 25 and want to become one of the most skilled, safest drivers on the road while saving 50% of the cost? Are you a parent whose son or daughter is relatively new to driving and would most benefit from additional training? Cornwall Advanced Drivers are…
In July this year Chris Price from Fowey, who had already passed his IAM advanced driving test, decided that he wanted to improve his driving to a higher level so he enrolled with IAM to train to take his Masters test – which is recognised as being the highest civilian driving standard today. Not only…
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As a quick update on recent test activity, we are delighted to announce another 7 drivers have taken and passed their Advanced Driving Test with us. Many congratulations to Graham Green, Nigel Goldsworthy, Peter Hammond, Peter O’Connell, Miles Turner, Sam Doncaster and Mark Biggadike for their achievement and thanks to their Observers, John Simpson, Rich…
Hi Nick, Thank you. I found the process of adapting what I do on a bike and applying it to four wheels pretty straight forward. The system is the system no matter what you are on or in. The sessions with Glenn were very enjoyable (thanks Glenn 🙂). I will spread the word, especially with…
Cornwall Advanced Drivers are delighted to report that Peter O’Connell, who is one of the IAM’s Motorcycle Test Examiners and a member of Cornwall Advanced Motorcyclists grew an extra couple of wheels and passed his Advanced Driving Test last week gaining a F1RST in the process. Many congratulations to Pete and his observer Glenn Gilbert.…
JM from near Falmouth told us’ …. ‘After passing my test many years ago I decided to have my driving skills checked so I enrolled on IAM’s advanced driving course run by Cornwall Advanced Drivers. I thoroughly enjoyed both the course and the professional instruction given. Having now passed my Advanced Driving test, I know…
As a quick update on our summer test activity, we are delighted to announce another 6 drivers have taken and passed their Advanced Driving Test with us. Many congratulations to Malcolm Williams, Sarah McGowan, Clive Roberts, Jerry Marks and Chris Barnes on their achievement and thanks to their Observers, Neil Fuller, John Simpson, Neil Bridges,…
Since our last update, we are delighted to announce another 6 Cornwall Advanced Drivers associates have taken and passed their Advanced Driving Test during June. Many congratulations to Gill Caddy, James Moseley, Oriel Bennet, Chris Price, Helen Collins and David Wood and special thanks to our National Observers involved, Martin Wayman, Jes Newman, John Simpson,…
Since our last update, we are delighted to announce another 6 Cornwall Advanced Drivers associates have taken and passed their Advanced Driving Test. Many congratulations to Ian Gethin, Simon Elks, Kim Shawcross, Mike Bird, Andrew Bennetts and Ken Farley on their achievement and special thanks to their respective National Observers, Richard Stone, Martin Wayman, Nigel…
Many congratulations to Ian Gethin on passing his Advanced Driving Test yesterday and thanks to Richard Stone his National Observer. This is great news and we are all delighted with your success.
Photo of Martin Wayman receiving his National Observer recognition by way of a Cornwall Advanced Drivers gilet from Shaun Cronin, SW UK Manager for IAM. All IAM advanced driving mentors offer their expert driving tuition entirely voluntarily but they have to be trained in advanced driving tuition and then pass a stringent assessment before being…
Following the previous post in early March, detailing six IAM Advanced Test passes to date, Cornwall Advanced Drivers have had a further five passes in March. Many congratulations to Ian Harris, Mike Stevenson, Gemma Drury, Zak Ely, David Morgan and their Observers. Well done everyone!
Cornwall Advanced Drivers Chairman John Simpson along with Chief Observer and Masters Mentor Nick Fletcher present Jes Newman with his IAM RoadSmart Masters pass with Distinction. This is the highest level of civilian driving achievable in the UK. Jes is one of Cornwall Advanced Drivers highly qualified group volunteers that contribute to National Road Safety…
As a quick update, Cornwall Advanced Drivers have had an excellent start to 2025 with 6 people already passing their IAM test, Many congratulations to Stephen Lord, Geoff Roberts, Clive Argent, Eimear Luxton, Victoria Johns, Ian Harris and their respective Observers Glenn Gilbert, Rich Lewis, Neil Fuller, Neil Bridges, Nigel Tait and Richard Stone. Well…
DG from near St.Austell told us: I’m nearly 70 years old and took my driving test when I was 17 – so 53 years ago! In retirement I have a part-time taxi driving job which involves taking and collecting children to school and working for taking patients to hospital appointments. So, I felt I needed…
Cornwall Advanced Drivers (CAD) helps drivers across a wide range of ages to become safer drivers. The photograph shows Alan Hoskings (now in his mid-eighties) having just achieved a top score on his IAM advanced driving test and 19 year-old Tom Osborne who is still training to become an advanced driver, seen with CAD’s Chairman,…
This summer Cornwall Advanced Drivers IAM Road Smart Group has exhibited at many events promoting IAM RoadSmart but also giving drivers the opportunity to have a free check of their driving ability with one of their Observers, who are all qualified in advanced driving tuition. Over 60 visitors, across a wide age range, signed…
Last Saturday, Cornwall Advanced Drivers IAM RoadSmart group, in conjunction with Devon and Cornwall Police accident reduction Officers, were involved in running a pilot event for older drivers living in Cornwall at Perranporth Airfield in Cornwall The event attracted many older drivers from across Cornwall who received help and advice about safer driving and were…
We are delighted to announce that Glenn Gilbert, one of our National Observer team not only passed his Masters Test this week but achieved the top standard, called a Distinction. Many congratulations to both Glenn and Nick Fletcher, Cornwall Advanced Driver’s Chief Observer and Master’s Mentor. Glen said: ‘Although being a National Observer with Cornwall…
Last weekend members the Cornwall Advanced Drivers team attended Wadebridge Wheels. We were very lucky with the weather and there was a fantastic turnout of classic cars & bikes. It was also the start of our new partnership with Hawkins Motors who kindly loaned us one of their Hyundai Iconic 5 EV demonstrator cars and…
Pictured at Cornwall Advanced Drivers IAM Group Annual General Meeting are Barbara Steels (Group Secretary) and Chairman John Simpson. Highlights of the AGM included: This has been our busiest year for training new Associates since the group started 14 years ago and also our most successful year ever with 38 passes with 14 F1RSTs awarded.…
Alice Picking, Jes Newman’s first associate since becoming an IAM Roadsmart National Observer with Cornwall Advanced Drivers, passed her advanced driving test on the first attempt, achieving a F1RST! Grade. Here is a picture of the celebration of both of their achievements and debrief of the test to ensure future training is appropriate. Many congratulations…
Cornwall Advanced Drivers are pleased to announce a partnership with the Hawkins car group working together to make good drivers safer. https://www.hawkins.co.uk
UK road deaths drop for the first time in eight-years Provisional figures for 2020 in: Reported road casualties in Great Britain: provisional results 2020, revealed there were 1,472 reported road deaths, compared to 1,748 in 2019. Good news for the UK as provisional figures, released today, revealed a drop for the first time in eight…
Over 50% of cars and vans were speeding in towns and on motorways in 2020 according to latest statistics One in two drivers on motorways and 30mph roads exceeded the speed limit in 2020, taking advantage of decreased traffic during national lockdown, according to latest on vehicle speed compliance for 2020 in Great Britain, released…
IAM RoadSmart warns road users over confusion around Highway Code changes IAM RoadSmart the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, is warning all road users, to be patient and cautious when it comes to the Highway Code this summer. While changes are coming, they are not here yet, they were simply announced today, but are…
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