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Driving: Eyesight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to renew its contract with Specsavers to provide eye tests for people over 70.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
18 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to renew its contract with Specsavers to provide eye tests for people over 70.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    All drivers who notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of an underlying medical condition that may affect their visual field, regardless of age, are required to have a visual field test with the DVLA’s contracted eye test provider. Specsave...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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