Rejected petition Reduce the legal driving age from 17 to 16 years.

Many life changing opportunities may be rejected due to difficulty with transport. As a 16 year old there are hundreds of different opportunities available such as careers or further education. Without a car they may choose to reject these opportunities.

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Allowing 16 year olds to drive could change lives dramatically.

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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/205712

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Date submitted 13 February 2018
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