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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rachel Hall

AA calls for ban on new drivers under 21 carrying passengers of similar age in UK

Vehicles on a motorway
The Department for Transport announced in July 2019 it was considering GDL in England, but the assessment was halted in autumn 2020. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

New drivers under 21 in the UK should be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age for six months after passing their test, a motoring organisation has urged.

The AA estimated that introducing a graduated driving licence (GDL) would save at least 58 lives and prevent 934 people being seriously injured in road crashes each year.

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