Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Leech (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 26 February 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013

That this House notes the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 258) laid in the House on 13 February 2013, which will retain the current number plate test as the main assessment of driver vision; further notes with concern that this measure does not go far enough in ensuring drivers have adequate vision; refers to recent research commissioned by RSA Insurance Group and supported by the Optical Confederation and Brake, which finds that road crashes caused by poor driver vision result in nearly 2,900 casualties and cost the UK an estimated £33 million a year; urges the Government to use the transposition of Directive 2009/113/EC to introduce a requirement for drivers to have a professional assessment of vision when applying for a first licence and at all subsequent renewals to improve road safety; further notes it is estimated this would provide net savings to the UK economy within just one year; and calls for a full debate on the Floor of the House.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1111 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Martin Caton

David Amess

Mike Hancock

Mark Williams

Barry Sheerman

Subjects

Business Regulation Roads

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk