For 120 years, it’s been a legal requirement to be over 17-years old when driving a car on public roads. When driving licences were first introduced in 1903, anyone aged 17 or older could apply – even though they didn’t need to take a test. However, one driving school is […]
New research has shown that drivers who have undertaken pre-17 driving lessons are 84 per cent less likely to have an accident in the critical first six months after passing their driving test than the national average. Young Driver questioned 450 past pupils who turned 17 in the last three […]
It is said that the average learner driver at 17 needs 45 driving lessons to pass their test – at a cost of over £1,500. According to new research by the UK’s largest pre-17 driving school, which questioned over 100 driving instructors, the average cost for an hour-long on-the-road lesson […]
Did 1930’s safety experts have the right idea when it came to helping youngsters to be better drivers? One company certainly thinks so and it’s even designed and produced the first all-British electric vehicle – which so happens to be for children – to prove it. Back in 1938, the […]
Young Driver Motor Cars’ all-British and all-electric Firefly Sport will fuel children’s interest in cars and driving from an early age, while educating them about road safety and how future motor vehicles can be an environmental force for good. Packed full of British innovation, the Firefly Sport will receive its […]
A driving competition for drivers aged 10-16 launches this week – and it’s all about safety rather than speed. The Young Driver Challenge 2022 encourages youngsters from just 10 years old to compete to be crowned Britain’s Best Young Driver – and anyone old enough to have an official driving […]
For many learner drivers, the last two years has seen their journey to driving independence put on hold as tests and lessons faced long delays. Recent research from the UK’s largest pre-17 driving school, Young Driver, revealed that 70 per cent of driving instructors still have waiting lists. Two thirds […]
New research has revealed that the pressures around learning to drive and passing a driving test will continue into 2022. According to a survey of 150 driving instructors from across the country undertaken by Young Driver, 70 per cent say they still have a waiting list for starting lessons – […]
A driver training scheme which was created to save lives has delivered its one millionth lesson. Young Driver, which was unique in the UK when it launched in 2009, lets children as young as 10 get behind the wheel, extending the period over which they learn to drive and creating […]
The pandemic left many 17-year-olds relying on their parents for driving tuition but, when surveyed by Young Driver, 89 per cent of driving instructors say this has meant collecting a few bad habits along the way. Despite this, 98 per cent of the 150 instructors questioned still felt extra experience […]
