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GEM Festive Webinar

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Webinar December 2024

Valerie Singleton OBE to host festive GEM webinar on Thursday 12 December

  • Registration for the FREE event is open now
  • Expert advice on changes to vehicle tax rules, plus top tips for festive trips
  • A line-up of Val’s guests will contribute to the conversation
  • One lucky participant will with a fabulous hamper in time for Christmas

Registration is now open for GEM Motoring Assist’s forthcoming webinar, hosted by Valerie Singleton OBE. The event takes place on Thursday 12 December at 2pm, and will include the opportunity to one lucky participant win a luxury hamper in time for Christmas.

Val’s guests include motoring journalist David Motton (road test editor for GEM’s member magazine Good Motoring), who will answer questions on the big changes in car tax coming in April 2025. He will also offer advice for anyone looking to change their car in 2025, and will point to where some of the best automotive bargains might be found.

Lee Puffett, GEM’s managing director, will review the many highlights for the organisation in 2024, and will outline exciting new member benefits scheduled for the coming year.

Heidi Duffy and her colleagues from the National Young Rider Forum have made good use of a recent grant from the GEM Road Safety Charity. They have produced a suite of short videos promoting better knowledge of road safety among young working motorbike and scooter riders – and Heidi will be on hand to share one or two of them.

Alan Hiscox from the British Horse Society will reveal an exciting new awareness-raising initiative for 2025… and transport historian Alan Wakely will be sharing a raft of fascinating facts and figures relating to Christmas on the road.

Anyone interested in winning the luxury Christmas hamper will have the chance to answer a prize question posed by Val, who will announce the name of the lucky winner before the end of the webinar. Details of how to take part will be explained during the webinar.

GEM managing director Lee Puffett said: “We are excited about this webinar, and particularly happy to be working with Valerie Singleton once again. She has a long and successful relationship with GEM, and I know and she remains passionate in supporting safe mobility and independence for all road users.”

As well as presenting the organisation’s long-running ‘Still Safe to Drive’ web resource for senior drivers and their families, Val has also completed two GEM driver assessments in recent years.

Register now for the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OI2GHJJFQSycI4BqwsvWbw

 

‘DRIVING SAFELY IN WINTER. TIME FOR CHANGE’

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Saturday 26 October 10:00am Community Webinar
‘DRIVING SAFELY IN WINTER. TIME FOR CHANGE.’  

With the clocks going back on 27 October and temperatures dropping drivers need to prepare for the challenges of winter driving.

A 2018 RAC report of five years of collision data identified a 5% increase in collisions in the two-week period after the clocks go back. Surveys of car rentals and insurance companies suggested this is because more people are driving  in poor light conditions.

This webinar provides advice for mature driver on how to sharpen driving skills, prepare their car and plan journeys to reflect winter driving conditions.

At this event we will be making an important announcement about a national trial of standardised mature driver assessment for which we need the support of mature drivers in Gloucestershire.

To register for this event, click on this link https://tinyurl.com/4auhy6wv

This information is of value to any driver so why not ask your family to join you!

Also please share this information with anyone you think it would be of value.     

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All our work is voluntary. To donate email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (charity number: 1124977) under whose charitable status we operate. 

In Other News 

Future events include:

  •       17 November  Road Victim Remembrance Day https://tinyurl.com/3t42ex2m
  •       21 November  WI Kemble & Ewen
  •       30 November  Community webinar ‘Driving Safely in Winter. Highways Special.’                               https://tinyurl.com/364nkx8s
  •   3 December    Probus Tewkesbury & Bredon
  •      14 December    Community webinar ‘Concerned about a mature driver?                                We can help’. https://tinyurl.com/2atvxuzd

GEM Webinars 2024 – Number 2

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Date – Tuesday 16th April 2024

Time – 2pm – 3pm

Registration link: Click here

This is the second of the series of 4 FREE webinars in 2024 in partnership with GEM Motoring Assist exploring a variety of subjects to help you to make informed motoring decisions and to stay safe on your road journeys. They will be with expert guidance from TV and Radio Presenter Valerie Singleton OBE and our very own Chair Rob Heard.

In this webinar we will look at Motoring Holidays and Travel covering topics like:

  • Driving Abroad
  • Rental car rule and restrictions
  • Hiring a Motorhome
  • Exploring some unusual traffic rules.
  • And more

We will have a panel of experts attending on the various subjects. Should you have any questions to ask the panel, then please email them in before the webinar. The webinar will last 60 minutes. Please register above to get your link to join the webinar. You DO NOT need a zoom account to join. We can’t wait for you to join this event!

GEM Webinars 2024

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WE STILL HAVE PLACES LEFT FOR TOMORROWS WEBINAR

GEM FREE Webinar – Number 1 – Tuesday 16th January 2024 at 2pm

During 2024 we will be running 4 FREE webinars in partnership with GEM Motoring Assist. They will be with expert guidance from TV and Radio Presenter Valerie Singleton OBE and our very own Chair Rob Heard. The webinars will take the opportunity to explore a variety of subjects with expert speakers to help you to make informed motoring decision and to stay safe on your road journeys.
Webinar LogoThis First webinar will cover topics including:

  • Electric Vehicle Safety
  • Understanding insurance and no claims bonus
  • Private Parking Firms
  • Driving and the dangers of fatigue
  • Reminder of the new Highway Code Changes

The webinar starts at 2pm on Tuesday 16th January 2024 and last 60 minutes.
At the end you will be able to ask our experts any questions you wish. You must register to attend the webinar
To register your FREE place click here
You must register to attend the webinar.
To find out more about this webinar and see previous recorded webinars then click here