Vision Van identifies need for new driver prescriptions

A collaboration between Vision Express and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) during Road Safety Week has found that most road users have an outdated prescription.

During the awareness week, Vision Express offered free sight tests and gave 30-minute eye examinations to drivers at five UK service stations and truck stops using its Vision Van.

Of those examined, one in five were referred to their GPs for further tests and 72 per cent needed a new prescription.

Earlier research from road safety charity Brake had shown that 1 in 4 drivers are risking their licence by not having regular eye tests.