In focus: Long road ahead for drivers’ vision

Renewed calls have been made for stricter regulations on drivers’ vision.

There has been continued discontent over minimal DVLA requirements for drivers’ vision and the tragic consequences of poor vision behind the wheel. This week a leading insurer and optical body called for stricter screening laws.

‘Cassie’s Law’ was introduced in 2013, after teenager Cassie McCord was struck by a car driven by an 87-year-old man who had failed a police eye test days earlier, and has resulted in hundreds of licences being revoked every year since.

Nevertheless, motorists are not asked to renew their licence until the age of 70 and, even by then, are not required to complete any further vision test. Instead, people are prompted to confirm they meet minimum eyesight requirements.