Overview
- A Startline Used Car Tracker poll found 87% of motorists support compulsory eye tests for over‑70s, with 31% favoring tests for all drivers, based on 300 consumers and 61 dealers.
- Reports say the draft road safety strategy would require professional eye exams every three years for licence‑holders aged 70 and above.
- Coverage indicates that drivers who fail the proposed tests could have their licences removed as unfit to drive.
- The eyesight plan is being reported alongside measures under consideration to lower the drink‑drive limit and increase penalties for not wearing a seatbelt.
- No law has changed to date, and the current system relies on self‑declaration at age 70, which coroners have criticized for allowing health and vision problems to go unreported.