News
Many Brits Considering Binning Breakdown Cover
The latest research from IAM suggests that some car owners may well drop the breakdown cover, in a bid to save money. You cannot blame people who need to commute by car looking to cut […]
IAM
Motor Insurance
IAM Roadsmart Supports Ban On Earbuds For Cyclists
The UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is highlighting the findings from a recent survey which revealed that the majority of road users from around the world support banning people from wearing headphones […]
Insurance claims
IAM Survey Calls Pedestrian Priority A Flawed Idea
A recent survey has discovered that the majority of road users aren’t in favour of many of the Department for Transport’s proposed changes to the Highway Code which have been designed to improve road safety […]
News
Claims: IAM Roadsmart Calls for Ring-Fencing on Pothole Repair Funds
One of the most common claims for damage to cars and vans is for damage caused by potholes. As the repair of UK roads has become neglected in the last few years more road users […]
Opinion
Opinion: IAM Roadsmart Says Total Ban on Pavement Parking is Wrong Solution
A blanket ban on pavement parking could lead to a need for thousands of new car parking spaces that towns and cities are simply not equipped to provide, warns IAM RoadSmart. The warning has come […]
Opinion
Older Drivers Can Be Safer Drivers, Says IAM – and Paddy Hopkirk Proves It
There’s always a degree of mockery and moaning in the mainstream media when it comes to older drivers. Egged on by cycling or public transport pundits, many politicians seem to hate older drivers being on […]
Insurance Regulation
IAM Criticises System That Allows 11,000 Drivers With 12 Points Or More on Roads
IAM RoadSmart has expressed its frustration that six years after calling for action, more than 11,000 drivers a year are still being legally allowed on the roads with 12 or more points on their licences. […]
Motor Insurance
Stats Show Speeding is Equally as Dangerous as London Knife Crime
The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has backed the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) current crackdown on speeding on our roads – saying that there is clear evidence that ‘speed kills.’ The […]