UK men aged 20-30 most likely to be disqualified from driving, says the IAM

According to new figures obtained by the UK Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), male drivers between the ages of 20-30 were the most common group to be disqualified from driving in the 12 months between July 2013 and June 2014.
August 8, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

According to new figures obtained by the UK 5125 Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), male drivers between the ages of 20-30 were the most common group to be disqualified from driving in the 12 months between July 2013 and June 2014.

The figures were supplied by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency) following a Freedom of Information request made by the IAM, Britain’s leading road safety charity.

The statistics reveal the age groups most commonly carrying out a driving offence that then lead to a subsequent driving ban.

As of 21 June 2014, a total of 92,136 people across the UK were disqualified from driving between July 2013 and June 2014, and of those about 62,000 are still disqualified.

The age with the greatest number of disqualified drivers is 25 with 3,748 serving a driving ban (3,294 males and 454 females).

Some 31,668 males, just over one-third of the total number of people disqualified from driving during this period, were between the ages of 20-30 with males outnumbering females considerably when it comes to carrying out offences leading to a driving ban. In total 13,481 females were disqualified during this time period, less than 15% of the overall total.

And in the 20-30 age group just 4,333 females were disqualified in the 12-month period, compared to 31,668 males.

While 36,001 people between 20-30 were disqualified in the last 12 months, 10,025 people in their fifties and just 3,874 in their sixties were.

The information supplied to the IAM also shows 230 people under 17, and therefore under the legal driving age for the UK were disqualified, including four 12-year-olds and four 13-year-olds. One 12-year-old girl is currently disqualified before her driving career even starts.

Simon Best, chief executive of the IAM, said: “These statistics strongly reflect the research we have already carried out in this area: that young males are very much the at risk group when it comes to driving safety.

“We believe targeting the attitudes of these drivers specifically, through advanced training for example, should be a major part of future road safety campaigning. Reducing offending in this age bracket would dramatically improve safety on our roads for all road users.

“It is also of great concern that youngsters not even eligible to hold a provisional licence are being banned at such young ages. Parents need to be aware their children are putting their own lives and those of others at huge risk by taking the wheel of a car on public roads.”

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Eyes on the road – the distraction problem
    June 23, 2016
    The news that Europe’s road safety drive stalled in 2015 is a cause for concern. The actual causes of this stutter in the road with regard to boosting safety have yet to be identified. But it is highly likely that driver distraction plays a role, at least in part. There is plenty of research showing just how much of a risk the use of cellphones pose for drivers. And yet far too many drivers are blasé about the risks these pose for driver distraction. The sight of someone using a cellphone at the wheel i
    Read More
  • UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists launches Wheels in Winter road driving campaign
    October 14, 2014
    European skiers may be praying for snow but city dwellers and highway users likely want the white stuff at bay for as long as possible. To help drivers be ready for the inevitable snow, the UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has launched its national winter campaign Wheels in Winter well ahead of 21 December, the official first day of winter. London’s winters can be milder than for many other major northern European cities, such as Paris, Warsaw and Berlin. But the UK capital’s rainy weather with t
    Read More
  • Distraction poses increasing risk to driving safety
    July 21, 2014
    In the UK a number of road safety campaigning groups are warning that driver distraction from mobile phones will become a bigger killer than drink driving by 2015. While cellphone use by drivers is banned in the UK, penalties are still light and enforcement lax. Drivers still frequently use cellphones while behind the wheel. Suggestions have been made to double the penalties facing offenders, but if this ruling is accepted it will still take time to implement. And some say these tougher penalties are still
    Read More
  • Europe’s road safety picture slanted wrong way?
    May 24, 2016
    The European Commission’s latest figures for road safety reveal some cause for concern across the EU. While the EU has the world’s safest roads overall, the road fatality rate has slipped during 2015. And this is for the second consecutive year also as EU road deaths in 2014 also showed an increase over 2013. By comparison, there were decreases in the European road death rate of 8% in 2012 and 2013.
    Read More

Highlighted Content