16 year old car drivers now legal in UK

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New legislation came into force this weekend, which lets 16 year olds drive car-like quadricycles

16 year olds can now legally drive car-like quadricycles on UK roads as pan-European legislation comes into force.

From 19 January 2013, the old 50cc moped category has been enhanced with additional categories that let 16 year olds drive as well as ride.

The teens can now use small three-wheelers and, more interestingly, ‘light quadricycles’, so long as the vehicles don’t weigh more than 350kg.

These lightweight ‘cars’ are also capped to a maximum top speed of 28mph.

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