Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Well, there is, though. One or two insurance companies will insure young drivers if they fit what amounts to a mini-tachograph. What if someone has demonstrated bad driving (eg convicted of careless or dangerous driving) - is there a case that they can only have their licence back if for 9say) 2 years they have a device fitted, and take it to be analysed once every X weeks - with power to withdraw the licence if it evidences speeding, harsh driving etc.? We seem to have the technology, and it ought to be "user pays"'"
Yeah if someone has been convicted of a certain degree of "bad driving" then I'd be all for some sort of monitoring system placed in their cars. However the problem is you're often dealing with pillocks who don't care and would possibly just drive while banned anyway and so wouldn't accept the system.
It might work in some cases though, but I would only be supportive of it for people convicted, not a blanket measure for new/young drivers, which I think is what the insurance companies want.
Also this obviously isn't applicable to a driving test/driving lessons, where I was saying that some more education/information would be helpful in things like motorway driving and driving and reacting to different conditions.