Meanings of drive unaccompanied in English

From July 1st, drivers on a second provisional licence will no longer be allowed to drive unaccompanied.

Only in Formula One, going wheel to wheel at speeds of 200mph, does Max Verstappen drive unaccompanied.

Learner drivers should be allowed to drive unaccompanied and moves to prevent them are "anti-rural" independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has said.

Let's legislate that it's okay for a learner driver to drive unaccompanied, so long as it's not done for the purpose of having an accident.

Young people who fail their driving test should not be allowed to drive unaccompanied on public roads, the Consumers' Association of Ireland (CAI) has said.

Over half of those interviewed know a learner driver who drives or has driven unaccompanied.

Those on learner permits driving unaccompanied also face a €60 fine.

Nearly one-third of drivers have admitted to driving unaccompanied as a learner, according to a new poll.

On average 240 provisional drivers are appearing before the courts each month for driving unaccompanied, according to figures released by the Courts Services.

Learner motorists caught driving unaccompanied will shortly face a sanction of two penalty points with a further two for failing to display L-plates.

The Irish Times has learned that the number of provisional drivers charged with driving unaccompanied or not displaying L-plates is so small it is undetectable.

Learner drivers received 448 notices to appear in court in 2018 for driving unaccompanied without a qualified driver, figures show.

The regulations will make driving unaccompanied and non-display of L-plates separate road traffic offences, each punishable by a €1,000 fine on conviction.

Just over one in five learner drivers summonsed for driving unaccompanied was convicted last year, and not one received the maximum fine of €1,000.