Drive with precision and
purpose.
Beyond passing the test — learn the techniques used by police, IAM and RoSPA advanced drivers. Based on Roadcraft: The Police Driver's Handbook, 2025 Edition.
Advanced Driving Series
Two modules — open, print or save
Each module is a full slide-based guide you can read on screen, print to paper, or save as a PDF using your browser's print function.
System
The System of Car Control — a methodical approach to negotiating every hazard safely, efficiently and consistently. Used by police and advanced drivers worldwide.
IPSGA stands for Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration. Rather than reacting to hazards, advanced drivers work through this sequence consciously and consistently — adapting it to every junction, bend and roundabout they encounter.
Includes real-world applied examples (left turn, roundabout) and a printable quick reference card based directly on Roadcraft Chapter 3.
Driving
How narrating what you see transforms your observation, anticipation and hazard recognition — and makes you a safer, more aware driver on every journey.
Commentary driving means narrating — aloud or in your head — everything you observe and what you plan to do about it. It is the fastest way to find gaps in your own observation and close them.
Covers perception errors (looking but not seeing, expectancy bias, attention tunnelling), observation links, the "What if…?" technique, and how commentary integrates directly with each phase of IPSGA.
Module 1 overview
The five phases of IPSGA
Every hazard — junction, bend, roundabout, pedestrian crossing — is approached using this sequence. With practice it becomes automatic.
Information
Take, Use and Give — the TUG principle. Runs through every phase. Mirrors, scanning, signals.
Position
Get into the correct position to see and be seen. Nearside, central or offside — safety first always.
Speed
Adjust speed using accelerator or brake. All braking before bends. Acceleration sense reduces wear.
Gear
Select the correct gear for that speed after braking. Brakes are to slow — gears are to go.
Acceleration
Final check — confirm it's safe — then accelerate smoothly and progressively away from the hazard.
Module 2 overview
The four steps of Commentary Driving
Apply this structure to every hazard you encounter. Miss any step and you have found a gap to work on.
See it
Actively scan the environment — far distance, middle, foreground, sides, mirrors. Name what you observe out loud.
Identify it
Is it a physical feature, another road user, or a weather/surface condition? Immediate danger or potential hazard?
Question it
"What if…?" — verbalise the worst credible outcome. What could this hazard do? What might other road users do next?
Plan it
State your intended response. "Checking mirrors… reducing speed… holding position until I can see into the junction."
Ready to take your driving further?
Book a lesson with one of our instructors to practise IPSGA and commentary driving on real roads.