The UK Young Drivers Survey: Full Data Breakdown

At The Car Loan Warehouse, we conducted an online study to find out what Brits think of proposed measures designed to reduce the number of traffic accidents involving young drivers. With options covering everything from late night curfews and probationary periods to black box systems and motorway bans, we wanted to find out whether these are measures the British public support or reject.

After being asked which of 6 measures faced by young drivers they supported, if any, 1088 participants across the UK gave us their insight on the measures – voting for any they felt were justified, and offering alternative solutions of their own.

The results are below, segmented by gender, age bracket and location.

Source: The Car Loan Warehouse

Topline results:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 44.5%
• Black box monitoring systems: 39.1%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 26.9%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 20.2%
• Raising the driving age: 15.3%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 11.4%

Males:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 39.6%
• Black box monitoring systems: 39.1%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 21.6%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 16.1%
• Raising the driving age: 15.6%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 11.2%

Females:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 49.0%
• Black box monitoring systems: 40.9%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 30.1%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 22.4%
• Raising the driving age: 14.3%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 10.9%

18-24s:

• Black box monitoring systems: 39.9%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 37.4%
• Probationary period for new drivers: 34.3%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 11.6%
• Raising the driving age: 8.6%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 8.1%

25-34s:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 47.7%
• Black box monitoring systems: 40.7%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 29.0%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 24.3%
• Raising the driving age: 15.0%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 12.1%

35-44s:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 50.3%
• Black box monitoring systems: 40.5%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 24.8%
• Raising the driving age: 24.2%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 22.2%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 10.5%

45-54s:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 49.7%
• Black box monitoring systems: 32.9%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 20.1%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 19.5%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 14.1%
• Raising the driving age: 13.4%

55-64s:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 52.8%
• Black box monitoring systems: 44.9%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 23.6%
• Raising the driving age: 18.0%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 16.9%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 11.2%

65+:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 48.5%
• Black box monitoring systems: 47.1%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 23.5%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 19.1%
• Raising the driving age: 16.2%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 11.8%

England:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 44.0%
• Black box monitoring systems: 40.2%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 26.7%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 20.4%
• Raising the driving age: 15.7%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 11.8%

Scotland:

• Probationary period for new drivers: 49.5%
• Black box monitoring systems: 33.8%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 24.0%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 20.1%
• Raising the driving age: 15.2%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 10.8%

Wales:

• Black box monitoring systems: 41.4%
• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 34.5%
• Probationary period for new drivers: 34.5%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 24.1%
• Raising the driving age: 13.8%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 6.9%

Northern Ireland:

• Impose a minimum number of driving lessons: 42.9%
• Black box monitoring systems: 38.1%
• Probationary period for new drivers: 33.3%
• Late night curfews for young drivers: 9.5%
• Raising the driving age: 4.8%
• Banning under 21s from the motorway: 0.0%