First reported 1 Jun 2015•Latest report 4 Jul 2024
Definition
What this concern includes
Includes assertions that identify insufficient practical driving experience as impairing a driver's ability to control a vehicle safely, including newly qualified or inexperienced drivers and inadequate experience handling unexpected vehicle-control difficulties.
Not included
Excludes general driver competence, training or licensing deficiencies where insufficient practical driving experience is not the identified unsafe condition.
Excludes passenger-related distraction or restrictions on carrying passengers unless the report also identifies insufficient driver experience as the safety concern.
Excludes vehicle defects, road hazards and individual collisions where driver experience is not the shared unsafe condition.
Excludes failures to assess or restrict driver fitness, licensing or medical suitability when the concern is not insufficient practical driving experience.
Reports
3
Distinct published reports
Individual concerns
3
A report can raise multiple concerns
Date range
2015–2024
First to latest report issue date
Stated actions
11
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Ministry of Defence2
British Army1
Department for Transport1
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office1
Ministerial department3
Sub-organisation1
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Northamptonshire
Concerns raised1
Lack of UK driving familiarisation and training for diplomatic personnel
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
Action
Continue working with US Visiting Forces and the US Embassy to maintain focus on driver training and road safety awareness.
Stated by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Ministry of DefenceStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 7 August 2024.
Cumbria
Concerns raised1
Hazard of driving by inexperienced drivers
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.8
Action
Publish the refreshed Road Safety Statement and two-year action plan addressing young-adult road safety risks.
Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Evaluate interventions designed to improve the safety of young novice drivers through the Driver 2020 project.
Stated by Department for TransportStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Run the THINK! “Road Whisperer” campaign targeting young and inexperienced drivers with safer-driving messages.
Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Fund development of a modular learning approach for driver training, including e-learning and competence assessment.
Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Implement practical driving-test changes incorporating independent driving and assessment on higher-risk roads and traffic situations.
Stated by Department for TransportStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Use Northern Ireland’s graduated driving licensing introduction as a pilot to gather evidence for applying graduated licensing in Great Britain.
Stated by Department for TransportStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Run a £2 million research programme testing five technological and educational measures intended to improve young and novice driver safety.
Stated by Department for TransportStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Action
Investigate whether emerging technology, including virtual reality, can improve learner drivers’ hazard perception skills.
Stated by Department for TransportStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 3 February 2025.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.4
Position
No research will be commissioned into the social and economic consequences of Graduated Driver Licensing.
Stated by Department for TransportNo action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.
Position
No further restrictions on young and novice drivers will be enforced during the COVID-19 recovery because of potential educational, employment and wellbeing harms.
Stated by Department for TransportNo action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.
Position
Foreign licensing-restriction statistics are considered neither comparable nor evidence that Graduated Driver Licensing is necessary in the United Kingdom.
Stated by Department for TransportDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
The Department will not introduce GDL nationally until evidence establishes that its safety benefits outweigh restrictions’ potential risks and costs.
Stated by Department for TransportUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Cumbria
Concerns raised1
Insufficient driver experience in controlling vehicles during difficulties
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Action
Review the feasibility of additional inexperienced-driver training for vehicle loss-of-control scenarios.
Stated by Ministry of DefenceStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 1 June 2015.
Action
Develop an online defensive-driver training package covering road awareness, vehicle control, driving styles and vehicle technology.
Stated by Ministry of DefenceStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 June 2015.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Position
Additional training to replicate vehicle loss-of-control situations was not pursued because doing so would create a high degree of risk to vehicle occupants.
Stated by Ministry of DefenceUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
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Includes assertions that identify insufficient practical driving experience as impairing a driver's ability to control a vehicle safely, including newly qualified or inexperienced drivers and inadequate experience handling unexpected vehicle-control difficulties.
