Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist has called for better and more detailed eye tests for drivers, warning that the current system is out of date and no longer fit for purpose.

Spokesperson Neil Worth said he would like to see a more stringent eye examination become part of the compulsory process for photocard licence renewal, which would mean it would need to take place every ten years.

A Risk on the Roads

Figures collated by GEM Motoring Assist state poor eyesight can be linked to as many as 3,000 collisions that cause death or serious injury every year, suggesting there may be many drivers whose eyesight has deteriorated to an unacceptable level since they were last tested.

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