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MP’s call for tighter legislation for new drivers gets support

Deniz Huseyin
22 May 2024
 

A new Bill that would impose restrictions on newly qualified drivers has been proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. The Batley and Spen MP Leadbeater has proposed the ‘Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (New Drivers) Bill’ which, if passed, would create a form of Graduated Driving Licence (GDL) in the UK.

This is a private member’s bill that normally depends on Government support to be enacted, but GDLs have cross-party support in the Commons and the MP is backed by...

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