{"id":243452,"date":"2023-10-29T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243452"},"modified":"2023-10-29T12:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:49:02","slug":"nonsense-plan-to-let-15-year-olds-drive-takes-step-closer-to-parliament-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/nonsense-plan-to-let-15-year-olds-drive-takes-step-closer-to-parliament-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nonsense\u2019 plan to let 15-year-olds drive takes step closer to Parliament debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cDangerous\u201d plans to let 15-year-olds drive have taken a step closer to reality with an online petition closing in on a Parliament debate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 94,000 individuals have signed the poll which demands driving laws around the legal age are immediately lowered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The petition, set up by Matteo Joseph Shirley, has until December 27 to pass the vital 100,000 mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After this threshold is passed, the petition will need to be considered for debate in Parliament despite opposition from the Government.<\/p>\n

Campaigners claimed 15 and 16-year-olds would be \u201ctrusted to drive a car\u201d with the current 17-year-old threshold to secure a full driving licence branded \u201cunfair\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

READ MORE <\/strong> Motorists slam \u2018dangerous\u2019 plan to let 15-year-olds drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those hoping to change the rules even argued the current cut-off was \u201cinconsistent\u201d with the Equality Act 2010.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Department for Transport (DfT) responded to the petition by insisting that current laws would not be changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They responded: \u201cThe Government has no current plans to lower the legal driving age. This is because young drivers remain as one of the highest fatality groups.<\/p>\n

“The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users, especially young drivers who are at a greater risk of being involved in a collision.”<\/p>\n

The DfT added: \u201cDecisions on the minimum driving age requirements have been taken and maintained based on years of detailed evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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