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[XA84 + 434]

Hi all, 

I'm curious to know whether anyone holds an advanced driving qualification that is NOT police related. I've often considered going on the course as driving is something that I very much enjoy but wondered whether the benefits aside from being an advanced driver are worth it. 

Is there any kind of insurance discount as a result?

For those that held the qualification before joining the police does or would this hold any merit when going on driving courses, the practical side of me tells me that the police will still want to train you to their own level especially given that most driving within the police is blue light trained. 

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly welcomed. 

[Indiana Jones + 1,082]

I'm a member of the RoSPA Facebook group and all they ever do is moan about their own admin, other groups and changes in how things are done. I'm not convinced that costs are covered by reduced premiums (if at all).

[BlueBob + 691]

You may find some insurers offer discount for IAM/RoSPA, but not sure why and why.  In broad terms the suggestion is that the top rate civilian assessment is near to a Std police car course,  but I'm sure others might disagree on that though😃. 
There are of course great commercial and business risk management reasons why these courses are a good idea for employees.

[Jeebs + 1,190]

My insurer give me a discount as a result of my police advanced course. It’s quite significant as well. 

They specifically asked if I was a Roads Policing and when I told them yes, it reduced it further.

Any civi driving qual apart from licences (C1 etc) are pointless. You’ll get nothing out of them.

Edited January 31, 2022 by Jeebs

[Reasonable Man + 1,231]

It’s been a while since I tried but found various insurance companies offering, sometimes very generous %ages off insurance for IAM or Police Advanced, however I always found cheaper insurance elsewhere without the discount. Always seemed to me they added on 40% before offering the ‘generous’ 30% off. 

[1TILL5 127]

Am i the only person who told them I was a copper and ended up paying more. 🤔🤣