The Government Says

'...prevent legislation coming into force preventing persons under the age of 18 taking a driving test and holding a full driving license, whilst preserving the current legislation in place and keeping the minimum driving age at 17.' -- Russell Naglis

Proposals to force young people to wait until the age of 18 to take a...

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Testage/

seen at 17:14, 3 August in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions.

TGS