The Drivers Instructors Association (DIA) has welcomed the latest report from the transport select committee on driver safety in the UK.

According to the organisation, road safety should be taught in schools across the country, as at present, there is the Green Cross Code in primary school and then nothing until young people turn 17.

DIA chief examiner Mike Frisby said the present system of driver training is not working effectively and is delivering young motorists who are not fully proficient and safe on the roads.

He argued: "Too many learners are put under pressure by parents who don't think through the consequences of poor driver education and end up bargaining their children down to the least number of lessons at the lowest price."

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) also recently called for tougher sentences for those individuals who flout the law by driving dangerously.

IAM chief executive Simon Best argued that in many cases, magistrates are handing out fines that are just five per cent of the maximum permissible amount.

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Posted by Clare Lafferty