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Scheme launched to make younger drivers safer

02/04/08

Motorists who take part in a new initiative could see themselves avoid car insurance claims in the future.

A scheme has been launched for young drivers by Prince Michael of Kent, Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.

Youngsters caught committing offences for which they would face a £60 and three penalty points will be given the choice of paying for their misdemeanour in the traditional way, or by attending the course.

Combining e-learning with classroom lessons, the scheme aims to educate these motorists in respect of their crimes in the hope that it will make them better drivers in the future.

Prince Michael commented: "I have always taken a close interest in road safety issues at home and abroad and I am delighted to see this new scheme bringing together some of the leading road safety organisations in Britain."

Explaining the scheme, Superintendent Mick Doyle, head of roads policing at Thames Valley Police, stated: "This scheme aims to challenge the skills of less than responsible young drivers and their belief that they are invincible."

Motorists under the age of 25 are eligible for the scheme and will have a better chance of retaining a clean driver's licence than their counterparts who choose the points and fine alternative, but they will only have one chance to take the course.

Meanwhile, figures from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents have shown that 18-year-old motorists are more than three times as likely to be involved in a road traffic incident that their 48-year-old counterparts.

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