Driving: Eyesight

(asked on 13th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over at each three-year licence renewal.


Answered by
Lilian Greenwood Portrait
Lilian Greenwood
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 21st May 2026

A public consultation on introducing mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers was launched on 7 January and closed on 11 May.

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