The roads minister Richard Holden will reportedly consider calls from road safety lobbyists to amend the UK driving licence rules so newly qualified drivers under 25 can’t take to the roads with their mates as passengers.
A so-called ‘graduated license’ scheme would mean anyone passing the driving test before reaching the age of 25 would have to wait a year before being allowed to carry other people of a similar age. While the move has been championed by groups such as Support for Victims of Road Crashes, which is a charity that advises the Department for Transport, others fear more interference from the ‘nanny state’ when it comes to personal freedoms. Current legislation already means novice drivers have a two-year probationary period, during which they’re only allowed to accumulate six penalty points before having their licences revoked.
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