General Article Ban new, young drivers from carrying passengers of similar age – AA

Topic Selected: Personal Safety Book Volume: 457

To aid police enforcement a ‘G’ should be added to young drivers’ number plates, to highlight that they are a ‘Graduate’ driver, the AA proposed.

By Neil Lancefield

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

The AA said it also wants those motorists to be handed six penalty points for not wearing a seatbelt during the same period, which would mean they lose their licence.

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