CARS WITHOUT A LICENCE: THE BREAKING WAVE | M6 | 66 minutes

We are miles away from the image of the tin can of the 1980s with a motor only fit for a lawn mower and restricted to the aged. Cars not requiring a licence are all the rage in high-school parking lots. Sleek lines, stylish, with throaty roar. These scaled down cars are wildly trendy with sales up by over 80%. Today, 3 out of 4 purchasers are families with one or even two teenage children. Available to drive from the age of 14, they are considered more reassuring than two-wheelers. But is it really wise to hand the wheel over to teens after just a few hours of basic training?