The IAM Advanced Driving Test

The IAM Advanced Driving Test gives a thorough work out of your driving ability and is a sure way of determining your understanding of the vital link between driving skills and road safety.  It is the supreme test of your driving ability.

The Test is purely practical, there are no theory questions on the Highway Code, but the Examiner will expect you to drive in accordance with it.

The Test Format

We have two Test centres, one at Ipswich and the other at Bury St Edmunds.  When your Observer considers you to be Test ready you can apply to the IAM to book your Test.  You will then be contacted by the IAM Examiner who will arrange to meet you at a convenient time and day.

During the Test which will last about 90 minutes, you will drive your own car. The Test route will take in a variety of roads, including country lanes and villages, dual and single carriageways, busy town centres and motorways (if there is one within reach)

You will not be expected to give a display of fancy driving, but should handle your car in a safe, smooth and systematic manner.

The IAM Examiner will tell you whether or not you have passed and the debriefing will be constructive and informative irrespective of the result.

The result of the Test will not affect your current driving licence status.

The IAM Examiner

The IAM Examiner will hold or have held a Police Class 1 Advanced Driving certificate and will have or have had extensive experience in Police traffic patrol and as such will be an expert judge of your driving ability displayed during the Test.

Click on the link to find out what the IAM Examiner expects.