Driving: Eyesight

(asked on 4th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to replace the number-plate eyesight test with a standardised, clinically validated vision assessment.


Answered by
Lilian Greenwood Portrait
Lilian Greenwood
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 13th February 2026

There are no plans to replace the number‑plate eyesight test.

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