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Parents and carers are being invited to take part in a free webinar designed to help families support young people as they learn to drive and begin driving independently.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has produced a new information leaflet to help parents support newly qualified drivers during the highest-risk months after passing their driving test.

Protect Young Drivers was featured at the Hampshire Road Safety Summit, as partners from across the region came together to strengthen collaboration and accelerate action on road safety.

Support for Protect Young Drivers continues to grow, with organisations, professionals and campaigners from across the road safety community joining the movement.

A coach in Cumbria has been liveried to show support for Caitlin’s Campaign and the push for stronger protections for newly qualified drivers.

Improving safety for young and newly qualified drivers - including the Government’s proposal to introduce a minimum learning period for learner drivers - was a key focus at the Road Safety Strategy Summit held in London on 24 February.

A bereaved mum who lost her teenage son in a road crash has opened a new bakery, helping ensure his memory continues to support young people in the community.

The decision to introduce Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL) in Northern Ireland, due to come into force in October 2026, marks a significant step forward in protecting young and novice drivers.

The Protect Young Drivers initiative is continuing to gain attention beyond the UK, with organisations overseas engaging with the campaign and using its resources to promote safer driving among young people.

Plans to introduce Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL) in Northern Ireland from October 2026 have been widely welcomed by road safety organisations as a significant step towards reducing deaths and serious injuries among new and young drivers.

Young people from across Warwickshire were invited to share their views on how newly qualified drivers could be better protected at a special event hosted by Philip Seccombe earlier this year.

Bereaved families and road safety experts have welcomed the publication of the Government’s long-awaited Road Safety Strategy, but say it does not go far enough to protect young drivers.

More than 70 representatives from across the road safety community gathered in Parliament yesterday for the launch of Protect Young Drivers, marking a significant new phase in the movement to reduce young driver and passenger deaths in the UK.

Sky News continued its outstanding coverage of the need for stronger driver licensing in the UK last week - this time focusing on the emergency services who deal daily with the aftermath of road crashes. The powerful report, fronted by journalist Dan Whitehead, highlighted the unseen emotional toll on doctors, paramedics and other frontline responders who witness the devastation caused by road collisions, many involving young drivers. At Derriford Hospital, Professor Tim Nutb

Lilian Greenwood MP, Minister for Future Roads, in her video address The National Road Safety Conference 2025 marked a significant milestone in the campaign to see young drivers better protected when they first get behind the wheel. The event, held in Bedfordshire on 4-5 November, brought together more than 350 road safety professionals from across the UK. Minister acknowledges Forget-me-not Families Uniting The conference opened with a video message from Road Safety Minister

New research has revealed overwhelming public backing for stronger measures to make Britain’s roads safer - including the introduction of a phased licensing system for new drivers.

The new Protect Young Drivers website was presented to senior police and roads policing officers and the driver education community from across the UK at the recent UKROEd/NPCC Roads Policing Conference.

A recent From Learner to Licence online event brought together parents, experts and campaigners for a powerful conversation about how families can protect young drivers during their riskiest years on the road.

Eight ITV regional news programmes broadcast the voices of families whose children have been killed in road crashes. Together, they are campaigning for the introduction of Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL) in the UK.

A new national website has been launched to bring clarity, consistency and collaboration to efforts to reduce young driver risk in the...