Insurers are calling for new drivers to spend a year as a learner before
getting a licence, to cut the number of crashes involving young people.

At 18-years-old Nick Bennett was a novice behind the wheel, when he made a
mistake while overtaking, and collided with a lorry.

10 years on, Nick says more practice at the wheel and other restrictions could
prevent others from ending up like him.

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