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Will the minimum driving age in the UK go up to 18 before 2010?

Settled as No

Background: The current law states that:

You can't start to drive a car until you have a valid signed provisional driving licence in your possesion and are of the minimum driving age of seventeen.
( 16 years old if you receive the higher rate of disability )

many people have claimed that the age will be going up to 18 soon, do you think it will?

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
2%
No
98%
Settled as No on Thu 7th Jan 2:25am PST

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 2009 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 7th Jan 2:25am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 31st Dec 2009 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 37%

Action history:

Created Mon 12th Jan 2009 1:58pm PST by katrinaftw
Suspended Thu 31st Dec 2009 3:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 4th Jan 12:45pm PST by ianochaye: It didn't happen!

All the best for 2010

Ian
Settled as 'No' Thu 7th Jan 2:25am PST by tisha[Admin]

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 2009 3:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 7th Jan 2:25am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 31st Dec 2009 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (94)

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ianochaye predicted No (H$5,000 at 98%)
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ianochaye predicted No (H$10,000 at 94%)

Comments (1)

  1 oocares
The legal age a person can acquire an LGV (large goods vehicle) licence has been lowered from 21 to 18...so unlikely a a normal driving will increase from 17 to 18
http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/09/11/134566/talent-pool-widens-as-lgv-licence-age-is-lowered.html
posted 26 weeks ago

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