Learner Drivers To Get Black Box Help

Learner drivers are to get help from aeroplane style "black box" recorders, one of the UK's largest driving schools has announced.

The recorders will provide printouts of all manoeuvres made at the end of every lesson so that learners are able to keep track of their progress and see where they need to improve, says the driving school.

The company says that it wants to raise the driving test pass rate, which has fallen to its lowest level ever. Records of every time the clutch, brakes and gears are used will be sent to the mobile phone network before being printed out to show pupils where they are going wrong.

The idea was pioneered by Formula One teams, who use computer monitoring to track every aspect of car performance and driver behaviour.

A leading motor insurance company has already adopted the black box technology and is planning to provide "pay as you go" insurance policies in the near future. The system will provide the opportunity for young people to get a discount on their usually higher insurance premiums. The price is based on where you are driving as well as other factors such as the time of day.

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