This year, at the age of 87, with 70 years of driving, I was thinking of buying a vintage Austin 7, which would be the last of many vintage cars I have owned. My wife issued the ultimatum that I could go ahead, on the understanding that I would pass an IAM test, and this was supported by my two sons.
I was sure that I must have acquired some bad driving habits and could improve my driving skills so I enrolled for a course after being given a clear bill of health from my doctor and optometrist.
In due course I was put in touch with John Butler and the day of the first session found me nervously awaiting meeting John. He quickly reassured me and took me through the formalities and so the sessions started. Much homework, practise and 6 sessions and John said I was ready for the test. It had been a tremendous experience with John who was an excellent instructor.
Test day came and I met up with Peter Harrison, may examiner, who quickly put me at my ease. At the end, in the debrief, he told me that I had obtained a good solid pass!
I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and am now planning on taking this experience further and want to see if I can progress to a masters. The Austin 7 has yet to be bought, but having just bought a Honda Jazz my time is being used to get used to all the modern bits on the dashboard!
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