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22/12/2010
IAM call for post-test training
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has said that young drivers should undergo compulsory post-test training in order to reduce their chances of being involved in an accident, which, it is speculated, would also improve their chances of receiving a cheap car insurance quote.
The chief executive office of the IAM commented on some of the factors that make finding cheap car insurance a near impossibility for many young motorists. "We need no reminding that 17 to 25-year-olds - particularly young men - proportionally have more crashes and suffer more death and injury on our roads than any other group," he said.
He added, "Despite this, very little is being done to ensure that young people improve their driving after passing the test."
It is understood that the IAM has written to the Under Secretary of State for Transport, Mike Penning MP, calling for the issue of compulsory post-test training to be given serious consideration.
The letter is likely to prove persuasive if it echoes the strident tones of an earlier IAM statement: "The high numbers of young drivers who continue to be killed or seriously injured graphically highlights the need for legislation that insists on post-test training that embraces all kinds of roads; especially rural roads on which young people are suffering so disproportionately."
A spokesperson with Hoot, which offers young drivers the opportunity to receive cheap car insurance on a limited mileage basis, comments, "The IAM has long been an advocate of post-test training and is a highly respected body so it will be interesting to see just how much the organization can influence the government on this important issue."
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