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Drivers Face Major Rule Shake up as over 70s Could Be Banned if They Fail Test - Liverpool Echo
ENGLAND AND WALES, AUG 11 – Proposals include compulsory eye tests every three years for drivers over 70 with bans for failures, amid stable annual road deaths of over 1,600 in England and Wales.
- This autumn, the government will publish a road safety strategy including tougher penalties for uninsured driving and failing to wear a seatbelt.
- Last year, RAC head of policy Simon Williams warned that road deaths on Britain’s roads have plateaued, with 1,633 fatalities and nearly 28,000 serious injuries.
- In a proposed change, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that motorists over 70 could face bans if they fail compulsory eye tests, which would occur every three years in England and Wales.
- Amid the proposed changes, BBC Breakfast branded the biggest shake up of our driving laws in over 20 years, and AA president Edmund King supported a bold approach to road safety.
- With drink-driving deaths at a 13-year high in 2022, 1,600 people die annually, costing the NHS more than £2bn per year.
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Drivers over 70 to be banned if they fail eyesight tests in new plan - Gloucestershire Live
The UK is one of just three European countries that does not require drivers to undergo an eyesight test on a regular basis. But that could all be set to change under new plans
·Gloucester, United Kingdom
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