BBC's Barely Legal Drivers investigated by police

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They are rude, abusive and often using mobile phones - no, we are not talking about hooded youths on the bus but the stars (if you can call them that) of the BBC's latest fly-on-the-wall series Barely Legal Drivers.

The show first aired last week and secretly documents the poor driving of Britain's newly licensed drivers.
But the driving has been so abysmal it has sparked some 286 complaints from concerned viewers who presumably now fear for their lives every time they see a youngster on the road.

Avon and Somerset constabulary is taking the complaints seriously and is considering prosecuting young drivers featured in the new BBC show after their antics troubled the viewing public.

Aside from shouting obscenities at fellow motorists, the young drivers were observed using mobile phones, speeding and jumping red lights.

One young lady even admitted that she thought she was a better driver when a 'little tipsy'.

Speaking to The Metro, a BBC spokesman said: "Barely Legal Drivers highlights the issue that young drivers in the UK are some of the most dangerous in Europe.

"It's about making young people better drivers."

The show has previously come under fire from one of the young drivers featured, who claimed the BBC duped her into believing she was to appear on a 'The Only Way is Essex' style reality TV show.

This is despite the young motorist willingly signing a release form once the true nature of the show had been revealed to her.

Get a taste for the terrible driving in the clip below