Question follow-through · 9876
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it a requirement for optometrists to share eye test results with the DVLA.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it a requirement for optometrists to share eye test results with the DVLA.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
We recently consulted on introducing mandatory eye tests for drivers aged 70 and over. The consultation closed on 11 May and we are now analysing the responses received. The logistical arrangements for carrying out any potential new eyesight tests formed ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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