All 17 to 24 year olds to be banned from driving at night

[Apple]

Not going to happen but its a great idea. The number of young drivers I have seen on the motorway and in general at night driving like such morons is amazing.

This will be because of all the boy racers who think they can drive but actually can't. They make young drivers insurance sky high and at least if it was to be put into place (which I don't want) we would see our insurance go down massively. However there are insurance companies out there that offer time-restricted driving deals so we all have access to cheaper insurance anyway as long as we don't mind not being able to drive at night.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Another stupid proposal which only penalises the law-abiding for the sins of the small minority. Instead of worring about total non-issues such as this, why don't our police and legislature get their act together and go after the real criminal threats and dangers who are allowed to walk the streets because a) we do not have enough prison places and b) our politicians seem to think a slap of the wrist works when it quite clearly does not. I'm sick of government no longer telling you what you cannot do, but what you can do.

How on earth would this be enforced anyway? it beggars belief.

[Hecktix]

It won't happen. Rumours like this always rise about driving, making the limit 18/21 etc - it'll never happen because there'd be so much uproar - no Politician would ever pass this law, politics is a popularity contest remember!

[Geraint]

How do you define nightime anyway. In the winter it gets dark before 5 and these conditions are the same as that of midnight but with more cars on the road. They can't stop people working.

[Meanies]

what a stupid idea. wont happen

[Nalfar]

Stupid idea.

They should power-restrict cars like they do motorbikes. Simple.

[Yupt]

your all worried about 'emergencys' and 'night shifts', but lets be honest, the main thing it would ruin is nights out.

[Apple]

Your "nights out" must be pretty crap if you are sober enough to drive home... That's what taxi's are for.

[Yupt]

Edit; to save arguement.

I meant as a wide view, those getting lifts home with friends etc.
I tend not to waste money on a taxi tbh, i'd just get a 6th former to give me a lift from wherever i am.

[danzooo]

This is ********. You shell out a fortune on lessons/your test, have to drive like an angel for the first 2 years because you can only get 6 points, are robbed blind by insurance companies who want over £1,000 a year for insurance on a car that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding and now this?

Driving means freedom and independence? Does it ****e. Just because they do something similar in the US doesn't mean they have to do it here.