New drivers under the age of 25 would not be able to give their friends lifts under new rules being considered by North West Durham MP Richard Holden next month.
Roads minister Mr Holden will discuss calls for a 'graduated driving licence' which campaigners argue would help to combat peer pressure deaths as young motorists show off to impress their friends. Figures from road safety charity Brake, show that under-25s are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash if they are driving with others.
The new restrictions, which will be considered by Mr Holden at a meeting next month, would be an amendment to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act, which already bans drivers if they get six points in their first two years of driving. Campaigners are calling for restrictions to ban passengers under the age of 25 in drivers' first year or six months, according to This Is Money.
