Costs halt learner drivers
ITV news has learned that fewer people are taking their driving tests in the Midlands compared with last year.
Instructors blame insurers for drop in learner drivers
A driving test centre in Birmingham is blaming the rising costs of driving for a decrease in the number of people taking their driving tests.
The West Midlands has seen a huge reduction in the number of tests being taken. More than 16500 fewer tests were taken in the year to March 2013, a drop of more than twelve percent.
Richard Smith is from Young Driver who train 11-17 year-olds how to drive.
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