Driving age rise considered
Teenagers face having to wait an extra year before being allowed to take a driving test under proposals being looked at by the Government.
New drivers would be hit by curfew if plan is approved
For the first year, newly qualified drivers would be hit by a curfew running between 10pm and 5am unless they were carrying a passenger aged over 30, as well as a ban on carrying anyone younger than that age if they were under it themselves.
More than one fifth of deaths on Britain's roads in 2011 involved drivers aged 17 to 24, and around 10% of novice drivers are caught committing an offence within their probationary period.
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