19/08/2026
An advertising campaign to raise awareness of the biggest change to driver licensing and testing in 70 years has been launched by the Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins.
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is a road safety scheme designed to reduce the disproportionate involvement of new β primarily young β drivers in fatal and serious road traffic collisions.
The multi-media campaign will use TV, digital, bus and on street advertising to get new drivers βRoad Readyβ from 1 October 2026.
More details: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/countdown-continues-graduated-driver-licensing-advertising-campaign-launched