Crackdown on Prov License Drivers - Will it stick?

[truthseeker]

The fact is that a full (pun intended!) driver is not a driving instructor and in my opinion, it is a silly rule.

Are they not acting as a instructor to the learner driver in this case?

Otherwise all learner drivers would be expected to have a fully licensed driving instructor in the car until they pass their test - not such a bad idea either IMO.

 

[SNOWBALL]

I agree becuase i know many people who got the free licences in the 80's and never sat a test yet theybhave the full.

 

[truthseeker]

well there is no doubt that the new rules are not taking the 80s amnesty on full driving licenses into account - regardless of who has to be in the car with the learner driver, there are plenty of untested drivers with full licenses on the roads today.

 

[Technologist]

I think it's silly....what difference to the actual driving of the car can a fully licenced person sitting beside the provisional driver make....drunk or sober?

Well, the fact that a responsible adult considered it safe to be in the same car as you indicates some confidence on one's ability.