Confederation to urge drivers' vision re-think

Lobbyists for tighter drivers' vision rules will make fresh calls for the government to tighten standards ahead of imminent legislation going before Parliament.

Legislation on eyesight testing standards for new drivers was due to be introduced at the turn of this year, but has yet to materialise.

The Optical Confederation, together with RSA Insurance Group and charity Brake, would be calling on the government to re-visit the legislation, and planned to support an Early Day Motion due to be proposed by cross-party MPs John Leech, Barry Sheerman and David Amess.

The motion would lament the government's recent 'narrow interpretation' of an EU Driving Licence Directive as a missed opportunity to raise eyesight standards to those of other European countries.