Driving Licence Revoked if Fail Roadside Eyesight Test
Can you still read a licence plate from 20 metres? If not you may well have your driving licence revoked
Drivers are required by law to be able to correctly read a number plate from 20 metres away. A new system, devised by the DVLA and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), will mean that drivers will lose their licence and the process will  speed up the processing of roadside eyesight test failures by electronically notifying the DVLA and issuing motorists with a licence revocation notice immediately. The notice should be with you within days of being stopped and checked by the police.
It would not surprise me in the current economic situation if Kenny MacAskill came up with a scheme of drivers having to pay for the police test! However at present it is a simple roadside test with the main difference being the speed of communicating the revocation to the driver concerned.
No bad thing as none of us want to drivers with limited vision on the road.
Having a driving licence revoked is a matter of concern because it can be done simply by DVLA sending out a notice to your last known address. Make sure you keep your licence updated because if you fail to respond to any DVLA enquiry they will also revoke your licence and you will probably be blissfully unaware of this until the police pull you over and charge you with driving without a licence and without insurance. They may even take your vehicle from you until you can have an insured driver attend and take it away.
I do have concerns regarding the communication from DVLA as we have experience of DVLA claiming they sent out such notices but the notices not being received. Presumably they will go out Recorded Delivery or Special Delivery so there will be some p[roof of receipt.
Every driver is aware that they are not entitled to drive if they are unfit to do so. this includes their eyesight.
It is has been reported that nearly a third of British drivers would fail the eye test if taken today and motorists with inadequate eyesight are responsible for around 2,900 casualties every year, costing £33million
A revocation can take time to overturn so get those eyes checked an d make sure that your address details are up to date or face a driving licence revocation.
If you have discovered that your driving licence has been revoked then get in touch with us today for a free case consultation and legal advice about what can be done to get you back on the road.
