GAM Observers are recommended to attend the Everything Electric South show at Farnborough International from 10th to 12th October 2025 where they will have the opportunity to test drive electric vehicles. More details at https://uk.everythingelectric.show/south/watt-drive.
Observers’ Training Day
There will be an Observers’ Training day in April, exact date to be confirmed. The venue will be Ripley Village Hall. This will be the first of two training days; Observers are mandated to attend a minimum of one training…
Meeting Date Changes
GAM Committee meetings, which are held online, have moved from the first Thursday of every odd month to the third Wednesday of every odd month with immediate effect. GAM Observer meetings, which are held online, have moved from the first…
Congratulations to David Cooper passing with a F1RST
I have just completed an IAM RoadSmart Advanced Driver Course (Guildford Branch). It took me about 8 months from starting to test, which I passed with a F1RST. The IAM offered outstanding training and support, and I learnt far more…
Older motorists could see new driving laws launched amid headlight glare research
IAM RS has surveyed members, and the data suggests that there is compelling evidence of a real issue. The Government has given TRL a contract to conduct independent research into headlight glare. Road safety experts have praised the development of…
Change of Sunday Runday date in November 2024
Following the change of venue from Guildford Borough Council Depot to Ripley Hall, we had to move the Sunday Runday from the third Sunday of the month to the second Sunday of the month. Unfortunately, this clashes with Remembrance Sunday…
Induction session changes
Running the Associate briefing on Zoom in real time has proved very challenging. Offering several dates often means only one or two join at a time, and a fixed date didn’t work for many. GAM are therefore trialling the use…
Secretary Update
Following our previous notice that Paul Whitehead has resigned from his Secretary and additional roles, we are delighted to update you about some new GAM appointments. John Holcroft, a long term GAM member, has taken on the Secretary role, John…
First use of Ripley Village Hall
Sunday 11th August 2024 saw GAM use Ripley Village Hall for the first time as our base for holding Sunday Observed Runs. There was plenty of car parking space before entering a welcoming entrance hall. GAM used the small (air…
Success for Clair
Clair Buttery passed her Advanced Driving Test on the last day of July 2024 with many scores of 1. She took the test to improve her driving as she had qualified to drive her local school’s minibus and wanted to…