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| Funds to help train young drivers | Funds to help train young drivers |
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| Young motorists are to be given help with the cost of advanced driver training in an effort to cut the number of road deaths in Scotland. | Young motorists are to be given help with the cost of advanced driver training in an effort to cut the number of road deaths in Scotland. |
| The Scottish Executive is to provide funding towards the scheme. | The Scottish Executive is to provide funding towards the scheme. |
| The north east has the highest fatal accident rates in Scotland for drivers aged 17 to 25. A total of 62 people died on the region's roads last year. | The north east has the highest fatal accident rates in Scotland for drivers aged 17 to 25. A total of 62 people died on the region's roads last year. |
| The executive is funding a six-month pilot in the Moray, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire areas. | The executive is funding a six-month pilot in the Moray, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire areas. |
| It will provide half the cost of advanced driver training. | It will provide half the cost of advanced driver training. |
| When this is added to local authority funding already on offer, that means a £150 course could cost as little as £15. | |
| I think the use of this kind of Pass Plus scheme, which has worked in other parts of the country, must be a step forward Tavish ScottTransport Minister | |
| The executive said it was obvious that road safety messages, particularly among young people, still needed to be heard. | The executive said it was obvious that road safety messages, particularly among young people, still needed to be heard. |
| Transport Minister Tavish Scott said there were a number of factors behind the death toll, including high-powered cars and young drivers' lack of experience. | |
| He said the additional driving test would push young drivers to improve their standard - and could lead to cheaper car insurance. | |
| "We hope that insurance companies, in collaboration with running this kind of course, can indeed provide that kind of incentive," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme. | |
| "I think there's a really powerful incentive - not just for government and local government but for drivers themselves - to look at standards, look at what's happening on our roads and concentrate on measures that can improve that. | |
| "I think the use of this kind of Pass Plus scheme, which has worked in other parts of the country, must be a step forward." |