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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Helen William

Mothers of young car crash victims call for tighter restrictions for new drivers

Bereaved parents, who have all lost their children in car accidents, delivered a 100,000-signature petition to Downing Street calling for stricter licensing laws for young drivers (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The grieving mothers of young car crash victims have called on the government to tighten restrictions on new drivers because “it will save lives”.

The mothers, who travelled from across the UK, hugged and wept on the steps of No 10 after they hand-delivered a 100,000-signature petition to Downing Street on Wednesday, calling for stricter licensing laws and graduated driving licences (GDL).

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