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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...

Whether we call it graduated or progressive licensing, the name isn’t what matters - what matters is that we act.” - Chief Constable Jo...

“My heart is broken and nothing in this life will ever mend it. I feel a physical pain when I see her photograph or when a memory comes to mind or when I see a little girl with bunches in her hair. I know I was lucky to have a daughter like Margaret but then I knew that when she was alive.” - Elizabeth Davidson, victim impact statement

As a road safety marketing and PR professional of more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege - and the heartbreak - of working with families whose lives have been torn apart by road crashes involving young drivers. The trauma is lasting. The grief doesn’t fade. And the injustice runs deep, because these crashes are not random tragedies - they are preventable.

West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has joined with victims’ families to call for the introduction of Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL).

A Parliamentary drop-in event titled “Protecting Young Drivers” took place today, bringing together bereaved families, emergency services, public health professionals, and road safety experts to highlight the continued toll of road crashes involving young drivers.

More than 100,000 people have backed a petition by bereaved mother Crystal Owen, delivered to Downing Street in memory of her son Harvey, calling for urgent action to make young drivers safer.

A Sky News special report highlighted international surprise at the UK’s failure to adopt Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL), despite its proven success in countries like Canada. Experts and bereaved parents called for urgent action, as the UK Government confirmed GDL is not currently under consideration.