Richard Young, now 19, from Nuneaton, killed a girl friend just 13 days after passing his driving test last summer and was jailed for three years.

His father, Adrian, is visiting schools in Warwickshire to educate young people about the dangers on the roads.

This week is the 70th anniversary of the driving test being made compulsory.

'Running late'

The road safety charity Brake is using the milestone to campaign for recently-qualified motorists to be forced to take the Driving Standards Agency's Pass Plus course.

Adrian Young said: "You haven't been able to go on the motorway before and then you can go up to speeds of 70mph (112 km/h).

"If you're not aware of that, that's a danger to yourself.

"Also what we're looking at through Brake is possible restrictions on the number of people in the vehicle.

"My son had five people in the vehicle. Part of the reason why the accident happened was that he looked over his left shoulder back at the rear passengers.

"It was the England (against) Portugal match where (David) Beckham missed the penalty. It went into extra time and Richard was running late to get his girlfriend back.

"Unfortunately on his way back (he) lost control, hit a telegraph pole which snapped, turned round and then smashed a wall.

"All five occupants in the vehicle were trapped."