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EU Council and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement on modernised new driving licence rules, introducing a mobile licence, a probation period for new drivers, and ‘accompanied’ driving.

Car crash - Photo by Clark Van Der Beken on Unsplash

Preliminary figures on road fatalities in the EU for 2024 show a slight 3 per cent drop compared to 2023, with around 19,800 people killed in road crashes in the EU last year.