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Keeping young drivers safe

YOUNG drivers in regional Victoria behind the wheel of older cars with poor safety records are eligible to apply for $5000 subsidies to help replace them with safer, newer vehicles. In the latest phase of the unsafe2safe trial program, the state government will give the subsidy to 150 regional drivers aged 18-25. Department of Transport […]

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