Road Safety | Transport Scotland
Description: Drivewise Borders helps improve driving skills for Young and Old Drivers in the Scottish Borders.
Drivewise, which helps improve driving skills in the young as well as the not so young is being overseen by all three blue light services, former British Touring Car champion John Cleland, IAM Roadsmart, Scottish Borders Council and several local businesses, has three distinct schemes.
The under-17s programme is taking 700 pupils from all nine of the region’s secondary schools to Charterhall, a disused airfield. There, they are taught and tested on cars supplied by Volvo. 17-25 scheme , where £149 is paid up front and on successful completion of an intensive IAM advanced driving course with final assessment drive, they get a cheque for £149 and a year’s membership to the IAM. The other side of the programme is a refresher for over-65s , which has sessions coming up near you.
advanced driving course dates
Road Safety | Transport Scotland