County Durham dad meeting with government about road safety
A County Durham dad, whose 18-year-old son Andrew died in a road collision in 2020, says he is meeting with the government today (9th February) to discuss road safety.
They are calling for a crackdown on the sale of second hand and unroadworthy cars to underaged, uninsured and unlicensed drivers.
John Rowlands from Consett says it is important to take action to prevent other families going through the same heart ache.
He said: "He was in a vehicle which was totally unroadworthy, driven by an unlicensed and uninsured driver.
"The car was the most unroadworthy vehicle you've ever seen, it should never ever have been on a public road.
"It's still so easy for people to get hold of vehicles who shouldn't be able to get them.
"If we break that down, whether that person is unlicensed, underaged or disqualified.
"When it comes to buying a vehicle privately, there's no compulsory ID checks required at the point of sale.
"We're going to be asking the government, bottom line is what are you going to do to make it harder for people to get vehicles who shouldn't be able to get their hands on them.
"We want to know how you're going to stop it."