Stop slouching and listen up, lad. I’ve got something to say to you….Not only do you have a bad attitude, a stupid haircut and dismal taste in music…you’re also most likely to be uninsured and unlicensed! This is how a certain relative of mine – let’s call him Uncle Bruce – would inform our nation’s younger drivers of the findings in a recent report from road safety organisation IAM. The IAM itself, of course, tackles this important issue in a much more constructive and tactful manner.

According to the report, published in the latest edition of the organisation’s Advanced Driving magazine, potentially lethal unlicensed drivers tend to be younger and male, and drive up to an accumulated 3.7 million hours a month. Neil Greig, IAM Motoring Trust director, said that a new ten-point plan is needed to prepare young people to drive safely on their own or with passengers after their test.