Swansea Bay Group of IAM Roadsmart

29/07/2026

Government confirms plan to mandate new vehicle safety technologies 15.20 | 28 July 2026 | Technology The Government has confirmed it will press ahead with plans to require a wide range of advanced vehicle safety technologies on new mass-produced vehicles entering the Great Britain market. The annou...

29/07/2026

Drug driving offences overtake drink driving convictions, new analysis shows 12.36 | 27 July 2026 | Drink driving | Drug driving The number of drivers receiving licence endorsements for drug driving has overtaken those convicted of drink driving, according to new analysis by IAM RoadSmart. Analysis....

21/07/2026

Next group meeting will be Thursday 30th July at 7.00PM in the Community Room of Morriston Fire Station.

08/06/2026

Father's Day Promo Code
From 8–21 June, we're offering 10% off Advanced Driver and Rider courses and gift vouchers using code DAD26.

Gift vouchers are a great Father's Day gift idea, but they're also ideal for anyone who wants to secure the discount now and start their training later.

Please feel free to share the code at your events and on your social channels.

15/04/2026

DVSA reports that the Highway Code was 95 years old on 14th April and has produced a blog about it. On this page you can download free Android and Apple versions of the code for your phone or tablet.

https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/blog/cars/the-highway-code-then-and-now-95-years/

02/04/2026

This IAM group is pleased to have multiple Guinness World Records holder for EV efficient driving and IAM RoadSmart F1rst holder Kevin Booker as a member. Later this month Kevin will present a talk to the group on how to eke the most mileage from the least fuel.

Before then, in these time of ludicrous fuel prices the RAC offers its ‘ultimate’ guide to achieving better fuel economy. They stress the importance of good observation and early anticipation in paragraph 4 (I’d have put this higher in the list), and state that driving at a constant speed is key. If you’ve heard of hypermiling then you’re aware that to achieve maximum economy extreme hypermilers tend to speed up going downhill whilst keeping to the speed limit, and gradually lose speed going uphill - though if you do this it must be done only when safe and with consideration to other road users.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/how-to/fuel-saving-tips/

https://www.fuelgenie.co.uk/news/what-s-hypermiling-and-how-can-it-save-fuel/

02/04/2026

The RAC today reports that the fuel price increases we’re all suffering from has been the most rapid increase ever. If you haven’t already, now is a good time to download a petrol price comparison app from your phone‘s App Store.

Diesel goes up by 40p in a month – 18p more than the previous record set four years ago

26/01/2026

Kevin Booker, who last year achieved a F1rst in his IAM RoadSmart advanced driving test, is Swansea Bay Group of IAM Roadsmart EV Adviser and a multiple Guinness World Records holder for efficient driving across a wide range of vehicles. One of Kevin’s real strengths is squeezing far more real‑world range out of EVs than the official WLTP figures, which many of us know are standardised but often a bit optimistic.

In this video, Kevin takes an MG IM5 from MG Motor UK supplied by Nathaniel Cars and drives it an incredible 462 miles from South Wales all the way to St Andrews in Scotland on a single charge. A seriously impressive demonstration of what efficient driving can achieve.

Kevin Booker, holder of five Guinness World Records for driving efficiency, is always up for a challenge. But this time, he's facing one of his toughest test...

07/01/2026

The government’s new Road Safety Strategy is announced today.

Here are links to the press release, and to the strategy itself.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thousands-of-lives-to-be-saved-under-bold-new-road-safety-strategy

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/695e2cff8832ab3a48513809/road-safety-strategy.pdf

06/01/2026

This year marks 70 years of IAM RoadSmart.

We’re recognising seven decades of commitment to reducing risk on our roads through better driving, education and campaigning by continuing to offer assessment drives if you want pointers on how to increase your driving skills and make your driving safer, or a taster drive to see if the Advanced Course is something you might find interesting. Both types are offered at no cost and delivered by the highly skilled Observers of Swansea Bay Group.

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