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SCUNTHORPE AND GRIMSBY NEWSLETTER Group No. 7080 Charity No. 1063129 November 2019 Issue 6 1 Contents Hello & Welcome 3 Ad Lad World Mental Health Day Welcome to our New Members Advertising in our Newsletter Dates for the Diary 4 We Got Mail! Become and Advanced Driver SAGAM Team Members 5 Group Composition Chairman’s Chatter 6 Discount Vouchers Congratulations 7 Discount information 8 Planning a journey Caught My Eye 9 Dacia History Top Gear Review of Dacia Duster Social Evening Night 16 Safer Roads Humber Barry Heath Quiz Night 17 Free Advanced Taster Drives 18 Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency Rule 258 SMART Motorways Hedgehogs and small wildlife Green Cross Code Update 19 Being an Observer/ 20 New Candidate Reviews Follow-up from Cruise Control Article 22 Last Minute Christmas Diary 23 Help make it easier for Learner Drivers 24 Sign the Petition 2 Hello and welcome to the November edition of the SAGAM newsletter! With Halloween out of the way now, we can say for certain that Christmas is just around the corner! It doesn’t seem two minutes since we were preparing for our summer holidays does it? I hope you have had a really great summer and as Autumn draws to a close in December, we can look forward to Christmas and the New Year. This edition includes a last-minute Christmas Countdown to ease the stress and most importantly, to make sure that you have the time to enjoy yourself. Inside the Newsletter, we take a look at some recent changes to the Highway Code as well as our brilliant social nights with Safer Roads Humber and the Barry Heath Quiz Night. Did you find the Ad Lad in the last edition?…. he was in the bottom left hand corner of the photo ‘Big shout out to my fingers I can always count on them’ supplied by Terry. Have a good scout through this edition for him……. The 10th of October 2019 was World Mental Health Day – the IAM fully supports this. Every day, thousands of people with mental health challenges take to the road are drivers and riders and the IAM has put together some top tips, advice and information to help anyone suffering with mental health difficulties to boost their confidence and capability when driving or riding. For more information go to: IAM RoadSmart – You Tube/ IAM RoadSmart: stress tips for driving and riding. To our New Members: Lynn Haith, Marcus Smith And Paul hodges Advertising in our Newsletter If anyone would like to advertise in our newsletters please contact Jan Burditt on 07831 170678 or email [email protected] The cost of advertising is: Full page - £40.00 Half page - £20.00 Costs are per annum and will there will be four quarterly issues 3 Dates for the diary For 2020, your newsletters will be distributed as follows: February (Please make sure any articles are submitted before 15th January 2020) May, August and November. If there is anything you like or dislike about your newsletter, or if there are any articles you think our members may enjoy reading, please feel free to email me at [email protected] The dates for our social nights next year are: 26th February, 22nd April, 24th June (including the AGM), 26th August and 28th October (Barry Heath Quiz Night) Proposed dates for the MDU next year are: 14th March, 16th May, 13th June and 17th October all on the precinct in Scunthorpe and 11th July Rescue Day in Crowle. Waltham Windmill in Grimsby was a great day and we hope to be there again next year. Dates to follow. Committee Meeting dates for next year are: 8th January,11th March, 13th May, 8th July, 9th September and 11th November – all at The New Inn, Great Limber 12th February, 8th April, 10th June, 12th August, 14th October and 9th December – all at the Redbourne Club, Scunthorpe We got Mail! You can email, tweet or post a letter to the following addresses; Terry Heath, 48, Vicarage Ave, Wrawby, Brigg, North Lincs. DN20 8RY Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ANDGRIMSBY BECOME AN ADVANCED DRIVER The price for the Skill for Life package is £149.00 We currently have an offer on whereby after completing the test successfully, you will receive £25 back. To receive your application form please send your name and contact details along with your payment to: Mr M Gothard 7, West Green Messingham North Lincs DN17 3QT Cheques should be made payable to: The Institute of Advanced Motorists For more information contact: Terry Heath on: 01652 655601 or visit our website www.scunthorpegrimsbyadvancedmotorists.org 4 The IAM Scunthorpe & Grimsby Team Members CHAIRMAN and CHIEF OBSERVER Terry Heath Tel: 01652 655601 Email – [email protected] VICE-CHAIRMAN Tel: 01724 764237 Paul Johnson Tel: 01724 721156 The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual TREASURER writers and not necessarily of the IAM, Malcolm Gothard nor the Scunthorpe and Grimsby group. 01724 764237 SECRETARY The composition of our group is as follows: Dawn Kitching Tel: 01724 875276 Full Members 97 Mick Harris GDPR Associate Members 21 Tel: 01724 531625 TOTAL 118 Please note these numbers can change on a weekly basis. Paul Johnson MDU/EVENTS/GROUP CONTACT Tel: 01724 721156 Allen Hardman CH. OBS Have a look at our web page which includes lots of useful Tel: 01472 813231 information: www.scunthorpegrimsbyadvancedmotorists.org ASSOCIATE COORDNATOR John Wigmore Facebook: @SGAMG1 Tel: 07751608127 Twitter: @ANDGRIMSBY MAGAZINE EDITOR/PUBLISHER Jan Burditt Tel: 07834170678 email: [email protected] WEBMASTER Ian Greenbeck Email: [email protected] OBSERVER TRAINING OFFICER Sue Harris Tel: 01469 531625 AREA MANAGER Peter Serhatlic Tel: 07703 718907 [email protected] 5 Chairman’s Chatter Hi folks, It’s time for a bit of info from me, and I have to say, it’s come around very quickly. I’ve really only got a few things to mention. Firstly, I’d like to welcome any new members to the group. One little reminder, when any observer wants a pre-test drive or check test for their associate, please contact me on 01652 655 601 or email [email protected]. Also, if you have anything that you want to ask or discus anything, please feel free to contact me. A little higher up the page in the mag, Jan our editor has highlighted the composition of the group membership. To add to that, there are currently about 8 associates “on hold” mainly for personal reasons, so I would ask that if anyone in this situation wishes to start or restart their training, please contact John Wigmore, who’s details are found elsewhere in this magazine. In the new year, we’re hoping to get to more venues in the Grimsby and Clee area, so we might be looking for staff in the area to help man it. Another thing I’m planning is, an event at a venue to be agreed upon yet, with a great big HGV giving us all an insight into the issues faced by the drivers on a daily basis and in particular to highlight the immense blind spots. We’ve also got some great speakers lined up as well, really worth a visit. Dates and times will be available via this mag, the website, or direct emails. So once again, I’d just like to thank you all for your continued help and support and I’d also like to be one of the first to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and hope to see you all in the new year. Best wishes from the team…... Terry Heath Chairman. Discount Vouchers Issue 264 of the IAM RoadSmart Weekly News Magazine offers discounts to friends and family of current members and says: “As a valued member who has already experienced the benefits of our Advanced Driver or Rider Course, we would like you to spread the word amongst your family and friends. Please feel free to print and pass on these exclusive vouchers to anyone you feel may benefit from taking one of our advanced driving or riding courses. Three of them provide a £20.00 discount on our Advanced Driver or Rider Course, the fourth is a simple warm invitation to have a ‘free taster’ with a local IAM group, the perfect way to try before you buy” (Latter Voucher valid until 31st December 2019) “Remember all your family or friends need to do is quote your membership number when buying one of our advances courses to benefit from a £20.00 saving. This offer is for telephone orders only on 0330 303 1134” 6 TO THE FOLLOWING ON PASSING HIS MASTERS John Wigmore Brilliant! TO THE FOLLOWING ON PASSING HIS NATIONAL OBSERVERS QUALIFICATION PAUL CASSELL Paul attained excellent marks! AND TO THE FOLLOWING ON PASSING HIS ADVANCED DRIVING TEST TONY FEATHERSTONE OBSERVER - Kal Singh CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FROM ALL OF US IN THE SAGAM GROUP! 7 20% Discount on Advanced Driver & Rider courses with: Lincoln IAM, Lincolnshire Advanced Motorcyclists & Scunthorpe & Grimsby Advanced Motorists. As a current member of any of the above groups, you will receive a 20% discount when you sign up to an Advanced Driver or Rider Course in Lincolnshire. HOW TO CLAIM Contact us on the details below, quoting the group name of your choice and we’ll sign you up. A.D. Course with Lincoln IAM Tel:0300 365 0152 or [email protected] A.R. Course with Lincolnshire Advanced motorcyclists Tel: 01427 616864 or [email protected] A.D.