I've read too many of these "i've been nabbed threads". Ordered one of these:

Snooper

It doesn't pic up SPECS but that doesn't matter as you'd need to be blind to get done by those. Its the road safety vans and police with the radar that worry me

 

Which rather misses the point that when the taxman, er Plod, squeezes the trigger, the 'scatter' travels at the speed of light and over a mile, that's near instantaneous.

You've got no time to react nor decelerate.

With my old Bel & Snooper, it was the coronaries caused by aircraft (with Stansted just 'round the corner), supermarket doors and pedo crossings that weren't worth the pain.

 

Outrageous ... as though ...

 

Maybe but just check out how early this one starts beeping:

Snooper Tigre

I'd of backed off miles before that bobby "locked on" with his speed gun

Info on the Snooper Tigre

 

I am 24. I was amazed how different all the "instructers" were, I didn't go to any more after I'd been in court as I got sick of one instructer picking up on things that another had completely ignored or sometimes praised. There was an ex police guy there who enjoyed a bit of spirited driving, but also a 60 year old dear that refused to believe I was in 5th and it was just short geared. Don't get me wrong though I did benefit hugely from the experience, I am definately a safer, smoother and faster driver when the mood takes than I was before! I had done 10 lessons btw

 

IAM is fine , but it needs to be tempered with a small dose of reality and modern machines.

I did it some years ago when the test was stricter and included lots more tuition, and especially the commentary part.

I think if you tried to drive in London and observe the system to its fullest I would still be in the Westend causing Jams from last Thursday.

I does make you very aware of threats and teaches you to drive in a defensive manor

Despite claims from IAM never made a jot of differance to Insurance, well it does if you insure expensively but has no effect on the cheaper end of the market in my experience.

There are odd things that they still insist on like push pull steering which really goes back to cars before power steering and steering wheels like buses

The differance between observers and their take on the rules is very varied as is the examiners.

The observer i had was fairly good i think and he had an interesting car collection at the time. Audi A8 , Austin 1800 land crab , Porker 944 Turbo all of which he drive fairly quickly. The Examiner on the other hand was useless an ex plod traffic officer who just waffled on about his stunning carreer on a motor bike.