Age 70/Glasses

bob_a_builder

It would seem that SpecSavers are the ONLY people licenced to do DVLA eye tests - So no doubt 'Dobbing In' will be part of the process

The Truth About the DVLA and Specsavers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWbxDsh5L4E

badmemory

Presumably driving whilst knowing your eyesight was not up to the task would negate your insurance. If it doesn't then it should do.

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949763#Comment_81949763

Any other source of detail on that SpecSaver exclusivity deal other than a Youtube video?

MattMattMattUK

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949811#Comment_81949811

Not if they have a legal duty covered under legislation. GPs can and do fairly regularly report people to the DVLA for not meeting the required standards. A friend who has sleep apnoea was effectively told report yourself or we will do it by the sleep clinic and they do often report people who fail to comply.

Mildly_Miffed

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949763#Comment_81949763

The wrong end of the stick has been firmly grasped, and a small thing has been blown up to a big one.

SpecSavers ARE the DVLA's official partner… but only for delivering tests that DVLA order from people they suspect of having eyesight too poor to drive.
https://www.specsavers.co.uk/eye-test/what-happens-in-a-dvla-eye-test

And, frankly, I'm quite happy for every optician and GP to "dob in" anybody that fails to meet the very low requirement to drive safely. Because people who can't see properly really should not be driving, for the safety of everybody around them.

But, then, I'd be quite happy for everybody in the country to have to pass not just an eye test, but a practical driving test, every few years. At their own expense, of course.

marcia_

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949763#Comment_81949763

wrong, i have a visual field issue and was sent to an independent opticians by the DVLA to have it checked out

Baldytyke88

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949113#Comment_81949113

I drive a minibus for a living and there are no compulsory eye tests, just recommendations that you have them checked every 2 years.

There should be more mandatory tests, certainly for the over 60s

GrubbyGirl_2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951258#Comment_81951258

I think there should be mandatory tests for all - I know of a young person who should wear glasses but won't because of fashion. Fortunately not driving yet but I believe will only wear glasses to pass her test then will likely abandon them

Okell

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949113#Comment_81949113

"The driving test standard for eyesight is miserably, farcically low. Read a number plate from 20 metres away.

There is also a field of vision test - if you don't have sufficient peripheral vision, you cannot drive…"

Out of curiosity, when is peripheral vision checked?

I passed my test in 2000 and only had to read a numberplate at 20m (or 66ft or whatever it was at the time). I certainly never had - or certainly don't recall having - my peripheral vision checked.

Has it only been a requirement since sometime after 2000??

Car_54

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951942#Comment_81951942

The standard (for car drivers) is that field of vision must be "adequate". it can be tested as part of a routine eye test.

There is a specific measurable standard for bus and lorry drivers. One imagines that "adequate" is a somewhat lower standard.