Wivvy's Dad - whilst you may well be an excellent rider whom many admire, you are being illogical in this thread. Any training is only as good as the particular trainer you happen to get: hence it i ...
The purpose is acquiring skills. You do not have to join the IAM and you do not have to be a member of any group to take the test (you can apply directly if ...
I did a Rapid day with Jon Taylor. He was the ex Police and ex Nurburgring instructor that I suspect was referred to above. The whole day was in the rain and I learnt a lot.