SIR – Apparently, new drivers in Bradford were not telling the truth when they told Sight Care, who were carrying out a survey, that they were unable to see the registration plate during the eyesight assessment in their driving test but were still given their licence.
Paul Stephenson, a former executive with the Ministry of Transport, pointed out that this was wrong, for if a person fails the eyesight test, which is always carried out at the beginning, the test is stopped at this point and the driving part of the test is not even started (Letters, May 17).
So the findings of Sight Care, published in the Telegraph & Argus on April 15, from which my quotes originated, were rightly corrected by Mr Stephenson, but I still maintain that it should be made obligatory for all drivers to have regular eyesight tests.
David Rhodes, Croscombe Walk, Bradford
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