Novice Drivers

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The AA declares that time is right for Grad...

Oct 21, 2024Comments off

At least 58 lives could be saved annually by graduated driver licensing (GDL), estimates* The AA as it steps up its calls for the system

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Calls for tougher driving tests in UK

Jun 24, 2024Comments off

Motoring experts are calling for tougher practical driving tests to reduce accidents on UK roads. Experts at Absolute Reg are calling for all new drivers

Young Driver

Demand for Government action to reduce youn...

Apr 12, 2024Comments off

A group of 40 bereaved parents are demanding immediate action to tackle the unacceptable and disproportionately high number of young driver and passenger deaths on

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An ‘epidemic’ of drug driving y...

Sep 27, 2023Comments off

A survey of 2,028 drivers conducted in March 2023 reveals almost a third (28%) of those aged 16-24 have themselves driven under the influence of

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Driven by Excellence: road safety and virtu...

Sep 21, 2023Comments off

In this Driven by Excellence episode from PDT Fleet Training Solutions, James Evans, founder of First Car and Managing Director of ICE Hub, talks about

Campaign for harsher penalties on those who...

Nov 28, 2022Comments off

Driving instructors from up and down the UK are backing a nationwide campaign which aims to impose harsher penalties on road users who abuse learner

Potential for chaos if novice drivers allow...

Nov 25, 2022Comments off

Government plans that could see novice drivers being allowed to automatically drive lorries have been condemned by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM

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Provisional licence holders caught without ...

Feb 14, 2022Comments off

The number of provisional driving licence holders caught behind the wheel without insurance jumped by 16% to 14,618 in 2020 compared to two years earlier

Teenage driving risk of death underestimate...

Jun 07, 2021Comments off

Eight in ten drivers (86%) underestimate the risk driving poses to teenagers, with just one in six (14%) saying they believe it is the greatest

UK fleet managers claim poor driving negati...

Jun 03, 2021Comments off

Three-quarters (73 per cent) of UK fleet managers claim poor driving behaviour negatively impacts their business, a new report from Webfleet Solutions has found. The