The motoring organisation has also proposed a 'G' plate should be displayed on young drivers' cars to highlight they are a 'graduate' driver and to help young people be 'better protected in their first few months of independent driving'.
New, young drivers should be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age, the AA has said. The restriction should be in place for six months after new drivers, aged under 21, pass their test, the motoring organisation said. To aid enforcement, they propose a 'G' - graduate - plate should be displayed on the cars of young drivers. These measures would be a form of graduated driving licensing which is already used in several countries such as the US, Canada, Australia and Sweden.
' Department for Transport figures show 290 people were killed and 4,669 were seriously injured in crashes on Britain's roads last year involving at least one driver aged 17-24. The previous government said in July 2019 that it was considering introducing a GDL but the assessment was halted a few months later partly because of the impact it would have on young people's employment.
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