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Glasgow-based singer Tallia, 24, went up against journalist Eleanor Mills, a mother-of-two-under-20, who supported the ban in order to cut serious accidents and road deaths.
New drivers under the age of 25 would not be able to take any young passengers in the car for the first 6 months to a year of driving.
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 aged under 25 may be stopped from carrying young passengers as part of a “graduated driving licence” being considered by ministers. The restriction has the approval of Support for Victims of Road Crashes, an advisory committee to the Department for Transport. It will be considered by Ric
The idea of the "graduated driving licence" scheme stemmed from the death of a teenage passenger in her newly qualified friend's car.