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31/12/2008
Drivers may have their health checked every 10 years, under new plans designed to reflect the increasing number of older drivers on the roads.
Under current rules, photo-card licences must be renewed every 10 years. Drivers must self-declare their fitness to drive and reapply for their licence when they reach 70, and every three years thereafter.
However, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is expected to issue minimum requirements for all drivers' mental and physical fitness that must be satisfied at each licence renewal. According to The Telegraph, licence-holders may either self-certify their fitness, or pay £80 for a test.
The changes are part of the most significant overhaul of health requirements for UK drivers since the 1970s, the paper says.
Anyone who chooses not to take the tests but declares themselves fit for driving will be committing a criminal offence if they are found not to meet the established standards.
Research by the Association of British Insurers has shown that the over-70s are 72% more likely to be killed or seriously injured on British roads than those aged 60-69. The average cost of an insurance claim rises as drivers age, from £1,170 for 60-64-year-olds, to £1,716 for drivers aged 80 or above.
"The demands on the driver licensing system are very different to those of 30 years ago," a Department for Transport spokesperson told The Telegraph.
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