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The Parent's Role

The Parent's Role

The roads are a dangerous place for newly qualified drivers. One in five crash within one year of passing their Test. But, you can reduce the chances of this happening to your children by making sure that they gain as much supervised driving experience (both professional lessons and private practice) as possible while they are learning.

The most important things you can do are:

  • Ensure the learner meets all the legal requirements for learning to drive

  • Ensure you meet all the legal requirements for supervising them during private practice

  • Allow the learner to get as much supervised practice as possible

  • Use the advice in the Private Practice section of this website to get the most benefit from practice drives

  • After the test, encourage the learner to take further training

  • After the test, consider making a Parent/Young Driver Agreement

SET A GOOD EXAMPLE IN THE WAY YOU DRIVE