IAM response to today’s government road safety release – ON-SPOT FINES FOR DANGER DRIVERS

IAM chief executive Simon Best said: ”We welcome the proposal to give novice drivers extra training. Many young drivers crash simply because they lack driving experience. Extra training with in-depth coaching and more hours behind the wheel will prevent accidents and save lives. We will work with the government and the insurance industry to make this new approach a reality.

“A strategy that punishes deliberate bad driving while allowing those who make simple human errors to improve, has our full support. But we are concerned that issuing spot fines for careless driving could downgrade the offence and we will be monitoring the impact carefully.”

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