Successes

  • Well earned test pass for Isabel
    Isabel Bramsden passed her test with a very confident drive last Friday. She was very pleased with the result and we all congratulate her after all her hard work completed at the same time as her further education studies. Her examiner was very complimentary, saying “Her Powdery/ IPSGA knowledge was good, and over the prescribed…
  • Well deserved test pass for Jane
    Jane Hindley was very pleased to attain a good Pass in her advanced driving test a couple of days ago, “I’m genuinely surprised I passed but thrilled to have made it through. As suggested by my examiner I’m going to continue my development plan and have booked with a GAM Observer for another progressive session.…
  • Test pass for Sandra
    Many congratulations to Sandra Slight who passed her advanced driving test a couple of days ago. Sandra was very pleased and wrote to say “thank you for all the support I received from the volunteers”. Sandra’s examiner was very happy to award a pass, commenting that “Sandra was courteous to all other road users during…
  • Paul is delighted with a F1rst pass
    Paul Latham had a terrific run on Saturday that impressed his examiner in every way – a score of ‘1’ in nearly every examined category and a well deserved F1rst pass. His examiner said “On the open roads Paul made safe, legal and smooth progress and indicated excellent courtesy to other road users. Spoken thought…
  • Congratulations to Dave on passing his test
    Dave Smith was successful on his advanced test yesterday and passed with a very commendable drive. His examiner said that Dave “made safe and legal progress throughout with spoken thought demonstrated from the start. Appropriate signals were given to inform road other users of his intentions and excellent courtesy also demonstrated.” Dave was very pleased…
  • F1rst of the year for Nigel
    Nigel Thompson passed his advanced driving test yesterday with flying colours, awarded a F1rst for an excellent drive, and the first result of the New Year for GAM. His examiner said “Nigel made safe, legal and systematic progress throughout with good spoken thought. Appropriate signals were given to inform other road users of his intentions,…
  • Early F1rst Christmas present for Rupert
    Rupert Rogers had a great day last Sunday when he achieved a F1rst award on his advanced test and managed to score ‘1’ in every one of the 23 marked categories. Just when we thought this was an unbeatable feat, Rupert managed it as well – as rare as a ‘147’ break or 6 ‘sixes’…
  • Derrick celebrates with a F1rst
    Just a few days to go before his birthday, Derrick Tucker had great success with his advanced driving test and was awarded a F1rst. He has been driving for more years than most of us (at least 65 years behind the wheel, I guess – Ed) and clearly showed us all that senior drivers can…
  • Jim gets top marks
    Jim Holland passed his advanced test with a fantastic result a few days ago. He managed to achieve a score of ‘1’ in all marked categories (consistently above the standard of an advanced driver for the duration of the test), a feat rarely equalled in any test. It was, of course, worthy of a F1rst…
  • Success for Xavier
    Many congratulations to Xavier Lutaaya-Malokweza who passed the IAM advanced driving test a couple of days ago. As one of the recent adopters of fully electric motoring for advanced driving, Xavier demonstrated the functions of his car with considerable skill. His examiner commented that Xavier “controlled the progress of the car predominantly through acceleration sense…