Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said she supports the plans to bring in compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70. "I think we need to make sure that people driving on our roads and using our streets are safe," she said. Following the inquest, a source close to the transport secretary told the BBC the government accepted that the rules "need to be reassessed". Now, a new requirement being prepared by the transport secretary could make eye tests for the over-70s compulsory when they renew their driving licence every three years. He says he has glaucoma and has reported it to the DVLA but that he has not stopped driving.
