Rejected petition Change the driving laws to 16

We are calling to the government to change the legal age of driving from 18 to 16.

16 year olds are becoming mature and need transport other than unreliable public transports to get to schools and jobs

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Sixteen year old people are in fact very mature, and this law would benefit there lives, giving them the ability to access more resources, benefiting the economy. Plus, since the law states that 16 year old youths cannot drink alcohol, fewer drunk drivers will be on the road. The government will benefit from the road tax paid, and as the amount of electric cars are on the increase, pollution will not rise visibly.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/173343

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Date submitted 22 February 2017
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