Student car insurance policyholders who are hoping to enjoy many years of accident-free motoring may be pleased to hear that the Prime Minister has called for the introduction of tough new drug driving laws.
Under the current regulations, a motorist may only be charged if their driving performance is found to be impaired after using illegal substances. The mere presence of drugs in the driver's system is not enough for prosecution.
However, David Cameron has stated that anybody who takes to the road while under the influence can expect to be fined and potentially given a prison sentence.
He went on to say, "I think it is important that we take this issue of drug driving seriously. We are committed to making the drug driving testing equipment available for use in police stations as soon as possible."
This news is likely to be welcomed by the UK's young persons car insurance providers, many of whom have handled claims subsequent to drug related accidents.
A road safety campaigner said, "Brake commends the police for their continuing hard work protecting the public from those who flout drink and drug driving laws, but we need to see effort by the government to stamp out these needless tragedies."
The seriousness of this issue was made clear after recent revelations that the number of student car insurance claims would have been significantly reduced if it had not been for the irresponsible decisions made by drug takers.