Hi Craig,
sped691 wrote:Any advice on the best next/first step would be very much apprieciated.
Normally people get involved with a local IAM or RoADAR group, if one is conveniently close, as they are formed to help and support people who wish to take an advanced driving test. Although it is possible to prepare for, take and pass an advanced driving test without the help of a local group, it is probably easier and you are more likely to be successful if you take advantage of the help available.
If you chose the IAM, you'd purchase a
Skill for Life course via their website and they'd put you in touch with your nearest group, but it is wise to check beforehand whether the IAM or RoADAR have local groups that are close enough to where you are. The nearest IAM group appear to be
Lanarkshire but the link to their website didn't work for me. Look in the
IAM group directory in case others are more convenient.
RoADAR split the costs into separate payments, so you'd need to join a local group, pay for a test, and join the main charity. The nearest local groups appear to be
East Kilbride or
Edinburgh & Lothian.
If more than one group is conveniently located then it doesn't really matter which organisation you choose.
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