Driving

Taken from inside of a car, the windscreen wipers just visible at the bottom of the frame, the photo captures traffic waiting at lights

UK survey finds “more could be done” to ensure drivers understand vision requirements

A survey of 2000 car owners found that nearly half of respondents felt they would struggle with the number plate test

Patients

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A close up of a car wing mirror showing the traffic on the motorway behind. The light is low, suggesting it is dusk, and car headlights are turning on

AOP and College of Optometrists support reform of assessing drivers’ eyesight

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07 May 1

Viki Slade MP gives a speech from the green benches in Westminster Hall

Vision tests for driving should not focus solely on age, MP says

Government and regulation

27 Apr

A driver’s hands on the wheel of the car in the 10 and 2 position. The photograph is taken over the driver’s shoulder and focused on their hands

37,000 drivers lost or refused licences after failing to meet eyesight standards

Government and regulation

09 Apr

Councillors are seated around tables and looking towards the front of the room, they raise their hands in agreement with a statement

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The hand of an older driver rests on the steering wheel while driving. She wears a pink coat and has glasses.

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02 Apr 4 mins

A woman is smiling leaning out of a car window

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Adam Sampson: “There is plenty of influencing to be done”

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22 Jan 4 mins

A close-up of an older person’s hand gripping the top of a car’s steering wheel. Outside of the car is bright leafy green of a wooded area in the sun

Consultation on mandatory sight testing for older drivers launched

Patients

07 Jan 1

An older man with neatly waved grey hair and a blue shirt is having an eye test, provided by a young woman with curling brown hair and red glasses

Optometrists welcome proposals for compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70

Patients

06 Jan 1

A woman seated at a coffee table flicks through a colourful magazine. A mug rests close to her hands.

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An older female driver is shown behind the wheel of a car

Seven in 10 UK adults support compulsory vision test when first applying for licence

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A long exposure of a nighttime city scene, with white and red light streaks left behind by headlights passing

On the road: headlight glare study published

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20 Nov 2025 2

A close up on a car wingmirror reflecting headlights at night

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A road at night with headlights blurring into white and red streaks

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A professional smiling woman drives a car

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An older woman receives a sight test

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A man and a woman are traveling by car

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The right-hand side of a car bonnet and headlight

Open letter calls for review to vision standards for drivers

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16 May 2025 1

Illustration of a person driving a car

Opinion

“We want the system changed to one which makes it more difficult for people with inadequate vision to continue to drive”

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08 May 2025 3 mins

The tail light of an Audi

Concerns over enforcement of vision standards for driving highlighted

Government and regulation

24 Apr 2025 6 min read

The hands of an older driver are shown steering the wheel of a car

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Navigating vision and driving conversations

Government and regulation

04 Apr 2025 12 min read 1

Professor Julie-Anne Little smiles next to text outlining the vision standards for driving

“When we get behind the wheel, we have a duty of care”

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03 Apr 2025

A train approaches a set of traffic lights

A fresh approach to testing the colour vision of train drivers

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06 Feb 2025

Illustration of cars on a bendy road

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“Successful advocacy is not a zero-sum game”

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28 Nov 2024

The hands of an older driver rest on the steering wheel of a car

AOP campaign encourages drivers to get their vision checked

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27 Nov 2024

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A close up of a car wing mirror showing the traffic on the motorway behind. The light is low, suggesting it is dusk, and car headlights are turning on

AOP and College of Optometrists support reform of assessing drivers’ eyesight

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A driver’s hands on the wheel of the car in the 10 and 2 position. The photograph is taken over the driver’s shoulder and focused on their hands

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Taken from inside of a car, the windscreen wipers just visible at the bottom of the frame, the photo captures traffic waiting at lights

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