Older drivers could face new assessments to keep licence
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told a committee she is considering mandatory eye tests for older drivers.
- This follows a coroner's report on four deaths caused by drivers with failing vision.
- The coroner described the current UK licensing system as Europe's laxest for checks.
- Ms Alexander stated she is "open to considering" this potential policy change.
- This change forms part of the government's new road safety strategy expected later this year.
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Government open to compulsory eye test for older drivers after Lancashire deaths
The Government are “open to considering” whether older motorists should be required to pass an eye test to keep their licence, following an inquest into four deaths in Lancashire.


Older drivers could face eye tests to keep licence
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons Transport Select Committee that is something she is ‘open to considering’.
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