Inexperienced Scottish motorists, including some with cheap car insurance, may soon face an evening's driving ban, if Transport Scotland has its way.
TS is also keen to make it a legal requirement for cars to be kitted out with black-box style recorders and speed-limiting devices.
It is thought that most young driver insurance holders would be willing to pay some extra money towards a scheme which would cut the number of road fatalities among people aged 17-25.
Ellen Booth, a representative of road safety group BRAKE, said that with in-car safety devices fitted, the night-time restrictions "would mean that young people could acquire skills such as driving at night in a safe way."
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has raised concerns over the vast investment needed for the scheme to be successful.
Neil Grieg, Director of Policy and Research at the Insitiute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), said, "We do support more post-test training but we would question the sort of restrictions proposed here, such as stopping young people driving at night.
"How would you enforce it? At the moment, police and councils are cutting the amount they are spending on road enforcement."
A member of the RAC Foundation motoring research organisation believes that inducements for road safety, such as really cheap car insurance premiums, may prove effective, but the proposals are likely to result in a fee for all UK drivers, in the shape of a raised insurance premium tax.