Question follow-through · 462
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over at each three-year licence renewal.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over at each three-year licence renewal.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
A public consultation on introducing mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers was launched on 7 January and closed on 11 May.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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