Northamptonshire mum campaigns for licence changes after daughters death
Nicole Taylors daughter Rebecca died in 2008, aged just 18.
Last updated 19th Apr 2024
A Northamptonshire mum is campaigning for changes in driver licencing for young drivers, after her daughter died in an incident behind the wheel.
Rebecca Taylor lost her life back in 2008.
Since then her mother Nicole has been campaigning in Rebecca's name. Nicole has now joined others in 'Forget-me-not Families Reuniting'. It's led by Crystal Owen whose son Harvey was one of four teenagers killed in a crash in Wales.
They met the Roads Minister Guy Opperman to discuss their campaign for a graduated driving licence for young and newly qualified drivers.
Nicole tells us it's a hidden issue that the campaign is helping to highlight.
She says the governments lack of urgency over the issue is frustrating.
She says the lifes lost not only cost the families but the country;
"£43 billion is being lost by these lives being lost, the impact on the National Health Service the Emergency Services.."
She feels the government is being 'blinkered' over the issue. South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has also backed Nicole's campaign.
Road safety charity Brake say young and novice drivers aged 17-24 make up 7% of licence holders but are involved in a quarter of the injury collisions (and 24% of fatal collisions) on Great Britain’s roads.
Brake, along with the AA agree with campaigners like Nicole that a Graduated Licence should be considered.
However, the Government has confirmed that it is not considering such changes to licensing at this time.