Parents face driving lessons ban

Parents could be banned from teaching their children to drive in the UK under plans to cut the number of deaths among novice motorists.

Lessons from a government-approved instructor - which cost at least £20 an hour - would become compulsory for all test candidates if the proposals were adopted.

The plans - to be unveiled next week - aim to reduce the 300 deaths a year caused by motorists with less than two years' experience.

However, the Government was understood to have dropped stricter curbs on new drivers, including night-time curfews and a lower drink-drive limit.