The Uk is one of only a very few EU countries permitting 17-year-olds to hold full driving licences.
Whilst reports that the minimum legal driving age will effectively be increased to 18 years under reforms to cut the number of deaths caused by novice drivers, nothing substantive has yet been published.
A consultation paper is due to be published in October 2008 with details of the proposals which will require a change in law to become enforceable.
It is also thought that a further review paper is also expected to be published suggesting a zero alcohol limit for all newly qualified drivers during the initial 12 month period following passing their driving test.
Young male drivers are the biggest cause of death of young women in Britain with 1 in 2 deaths being caused at night. Any newly qualified drivers found behind the wheel with alcohol in their blood would be forced to retake their test and there are thoughts that motorway driving may also be restricted to more experienced drivers.
27% of teenage male drivers are involved in a collision in their first year of driving with more than 1,000 people under the age of 25 years killed in motor accidents in 2006.
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