Learner driver caught on M5 with newly qualified passenger

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

Police stopped a learner driver illegally on the M5 motorway who was accompanied by a passenger who had passed their driving test that day.

Avon and Somerset Police officers noticed a blue Ford Focus with a learner sticker on the M5 motorway on 14 October. The driver was a learner who was also uninsured, and was travelling with a front-seat passenger who had passed their driving test on the same day.

Learner drivers in England, Scotland and Wales have been permitted on motorways since June 2018, but only under strict conditions. They must be accompanied by a DVSA Approved Driving Instructor and be driving a car with red L plates (or D plates in Wales) displaying dual controls. A regular supervisor must be aged 21 or over and have held a full driving licence for at least three years, but cannot supervise a learner on a motorway unless they are an approved instructor.

Police said the Ford driver should not have been using the motorway network under the circumstances.

How it is being reported

• Learner caught driving on M5 with passenger who had passed driving test that dayA learner driver was caught driving illegally on the M5, prompting police actionSomerset County Gazette · 15 Oct, 16:00
• Learner caught driving on M5 with passenger who had passed driving test that dayA learner driver was caught driving illegally on the M5, prompting police actionBridgwater Mercury · 15 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Avon and Somerset Police · M5 · DVSA

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