Insurer Veygo is warning of potentially severe penalties for those accepting a lift home from a learner driver after a trip to the pub this bank holiday weekend. Anyone supervising a ‘designated’ learner driver while they are over the legal drinking limit can face fines of up to £2,500, 10 points on their licence, or a ban from driving - even when they’re not at the wheel.
James Armstrong, CEO of Veygo, said: “Lots of us will want to make the most of an extra day off this bank holiday by having a few drinks. So making arrangements for post-pub lifts will be at the front of people's minds. A student or teenager who is learning to drive, looking to get in some extra practice and earn some extra cash, might seem like a good candidate.
"Parents of learner drivers - or their friends - might be tempted to offer taxi money in exchange for a lift home, and cash-strapped learners might be happy to accept. But many people don’t realise that accepting a lift from a learner – no matter how confident they are – means that, as a qualified driver, you are responsible for control of the vehicle.
