I recently received an email from one of our committee members who was rightly worried that her driving licence was about to expire, even though she is well below 70 years of age. This was prompted by an email which seems to be doing the rounds scaring people into thinking they are about to get a £1000 fine for driving without a valid driving licence. I investigated this, and this is what I found.

It is an established fact that much of a child’s learning is achieved by watching and copying others – not least its parents. While the kids may spend much of their time in a car punching their siblings or apparently lost in the sounds of their MP3 player, they nevertheless (consciously and sub-consciously) note the way they are being driven and their driving future is partially shaped by it. It is therefore vital that parents and anybody involved in transporting children of any age sets the right example.