Jo Alkir, Olivia’s mother, was recently interviewed for Real Lives about the crash which took Olivia’s life. When asked what she wanted from this, she said that she wanted parents to talk to their children about safer driving and the need for the UK government to introduce a Graduated Driving License for young people.
You can listen to the podcast here.
- Podcast on Real Lives
- Podcast via Apple
To support the campaign for Graduated Driving Licences (GDL) you can write to your Member of Parliament. Jo campaigns for laws requiring black boxes and passenger limits for newly qualified young drivers.
You can use one of the templates below:

