Caitlin's Campaign - the petition

Caitlin Huddleston was just 18-years-old when both she and her friend Skye Mitchell were killed in a crash on the A595 in Cumbria in July 2017.

The Coroner ruled 'inexperience' behind the wheel was a major factor after Skye, who was driving, lost control on a bend in wet weather.

Following the inquest the Coroner has written to the Department of Transport recommending they look at introducing a Graduated Driving Licence in the whole of the UK.

Caitlin's mum Sharron has launched Caitlin's Campaign to look at how the GDL system works and to highlight the need for change.

Road safety charity Brake supports the campaign saying,

"The government must act now to put an end to this daily tragedy and introduce graduated driver licensing, a safety measure which is proven to work and reduce young driver crashes."

According to BRAKE the system would be in two parts - Learner Driver and Novice Driver:

Learner drivers:

Minimum learning period of one year before learner drivers can take their practical driving test, theory test and hazard awareness test.

The learner’s licence should not be fully valid until the learner driver has received a minimum of 10 hours’ professional tuition in a car with dual controls

Novice drivers:

Drivers should hold a novice licence for two years after passing a practical driving test.

Novice drivers should be allowed to drive unsupervised, but with certain restrictions on their driving - these could include restrictions on driving at night and how many passengers can be carried under the aged of 25.

Novice drivers should be restricted in the size of engine they can drive.

Novice drivers should be required to take a further 10 hours of professional tuition, during which they must drive on motorways and at night

Sign our Caitlin's Campaign petition below if you agree there needs to be changes to the current driving licence system in the UK to help prevent future deaths on our roads:

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