Drivers who got licence 'decades ago' could be forced to sit TWO new tests
The UK could face new rules to deal with a gap in safety requirements for drivers. Olly Glover, Liberal Democrats MP for Didcot and Wantage, spoke to GB News about how the Labour Party government could introduce rules to crack down on poor road behaviour and boost road safety.
He told GB News: "You pass your driving test and if you don't screw up too much, it could be decades before you have any form of assessment, so that's a key issue. Whereas with train drivers, they're regulated, they have assessments all the time, they're briefed in a forensic structure."
There have been growing calls for motorists to face cognitive tests or eyesight checks. The MP continued, saying: "I think that is so important, and communication is really important in different ways.
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"You can come up with the best policy or the best rules, or guidance, but if you're not effective in telling people or talking about it, people won't know. Getting those public campaigners is crucial and we need to think really hard about communication, otherwise people won't know that anything has changed."
Speaking prevoiously, The Transport Secretary has promised new fines to force utility companies to fix roads more quickly after digging them up. Writing in The Telegraph, Heidi Alexander said the Government will 'put strong penalties in place for utility companies that dig up roads without a permit or run well over time'.
Under the Government's new proposals, laws will be amended to impose the same fines for weekends and bank holidays. 'I know this has been the scourge of drivers up and down the country, including me,' the Transport Secretary wrote.
The MP added: 'So we will impose fines and ensure that poor quality repairs that tear up roads are no longer tolerated.'
The Government's crackdown on over-running works comes amid The Telegraph's nationwide Fix Our Potholes campaign.
Ms Alexander confirmed that as well as expanding the fines policy, more councils will have the power to impose restrictions on utility companies
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