New proposals in the UK could lead to drivers over 70 facing a driving ban if they fail compulsory eye tests as part of a significant overhaul of road safety laws. This move follows an inquest that highlighted the country's "laxest" licensing system in Europe regarding eyesight.

• A new requirement for over-70s to take eye tests every three years upon license renewal is being prepared by the transport secretary.
• The proposed changes also include reducing the drink-driving limit to 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, matching Scotland's stricter laws.
• HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire Dr James Adeley criticized the current system as "ineffective, unsafe and unfit" after inquests into four deaths caused by drivers with poor eyesight.