{"id":2638,"date":"2026-02-26T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:06:53","slug":"sad-news-for-drivers-over-70-soon-they-will-no-longer-be-able-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=2638","title":{"rendered":"Sad news for drivers over 70: soon they will no longer be able to\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sad news for drivers over 70: soon they will no longer be able to\u2026<br>February 9, 2026 by admin<br>\u00a0Bad news for drivers over 70 \u2014 what the UK is proposing<br>In the United Kingdom, the government is pushing forward a major change in road safety laws that will affect drivers aged 70 and over:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Mandatory eyesight tests:<br>Drivers over 70 will be required to take an official eye test every three years when they renew their driving licence. If they fail the test, they could lose their licence and therefore no longer be able to drive until they meet the eyesight requirement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is part of a new Road Safety Strategy aimed at reducing road accidents and deaths. Ministers have defended these proposals, saying that improving safety for all road users is the priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Plans are still under consultation<br>At the moment, these rules are not fully law yet \u2014 the government has opened a consultation (asking for feedback) on ending the current self\u2011declaration system (where people simply state their eyesight is okay when renewing) and replacing it with formal tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67.png 720w, https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-67-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news for drivers over 70: soon they will no longer be able to\u2026February 9, 2026 by admin\u00a0Bad news for drivers over 70 \u2014 what the UK&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions\/2640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}