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Young drivers should take further training

Posted by Freddy Morton


Young drivers should be encouraged to take on additional learning beyond the driving test to make the roads safer for other motorists and those with Truma caravan water heaters.


A spokeswoman for the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), said that all drivers start out as new drivers and continue to learn about safety and skill throughout their driving careers.


"We believe that there should be greater encouragement for them to engage in additional learning beyond their driving test which would in turn give responsible drivers a chance to prove this and in so doing lower their insurance premiums," she explained.


A reduction in insurance premiums would certainly be welcome as recent research by Confused.com revealed that the 17 to 20-year-old age group has seen an 8.2 per cent annual rise in premiums.


IAM has also claimed that during their own research the cheapest quote for a 17 year-old male they could find was £7,000.