Seventy-one per cent of young drivers think they are better than the average driver, according to survey by Vision Critical and road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). Yet they are 2.5 times more likely to be involved in a serious crash. Britain’s most confident young drivers are in Northern Ireland where 87 per […]
Should The Minimum Age For Drivers Be Increased?
As the RAC Foundation releases a study on young driver safety ahead of the Government publishing a consultation on the issue, leading vehicle remarketing company, British Car Auctions (BCA) provides insight from UK motorists on the minimum age of drivers. Over a third (35%) of those polled in the BCA research said they felt the […]
Young Drivers May Face Passenger Ban
BBC News is reporting that the government is mulling a new way to bring down the high number of young driver and passenger fatalities on the roads – by introducing a ban on carrying passengers. What this may mean in reality is that young, newly qualified drivers may only be allowed to carry their family. […]
New Driving Test Reportedly Much More Difficult
The Mail Online is reporting that the new driving test, which will be introduced from October 4th, will incorporate a ‘memory’ element that will require the examinee to memorise a route given by an examiner. The new element to the test will take ten minutes to complete, and will also require the completion of a […]