Young drivers might be banned from giving friends a lift
Plans to change the law to prevent drivers under 25 giving friends a lift for the first year is to be discussed in parliament
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Plans to change the law to prevent drivers under 25 giving friends a lift for the first year is to be discussed in parliament
Plans to change the law to prevent drivers under 25 giving friends a lift for the first year is to be discussed in parliament
Plans are being considered that will restrict newly passed drivers under 25 from driving their friends around for at least a year.
Road safety charity Brake say drivers of a similar age are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash if they are driving with others - claiming peer pressure leads to young motorists showing off.
New drivers under 25 could be banned from carrying young passengers as part of plans to reduce the number of accidents.