Road safety charity Brake has revealed many people would back additional restrictions on young people who have recently passed their test.
The latest figures show a total of 2,088 drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed on UK roads over a 12-month period.
Two thirds of people involved in the survey backed the use of P plates to show drivers on promotion, while 50 per cent felt there should be a restriction on the car engine size that new drivers are allowed to have.
Communications and campaigns adviser for Brake, Alice Bailey, said:
“Our first years behind the wheel are among the most dangerous of our lives, with one in five new drivers crashing in their first six months on the road.
“We must do more to help keep young people safe behind the wheel. Countries and states that have introduced restrictions for newly qualified drivers have seen big drops in crash rates.”