Eyesight failings put van insurance premiums at risk

A lack of due diligence when it comes to eye tests for those who drive as part of their work is putting safety and van insurance premiums at risk, new research has shown.

Research by DrivingServices UK for Specsavers found that 90 per cent of respondents, all of whom drive as part of their jobs, said their employers did not make eye tests mandatory.

Furthermore, over half had not had an eye test in the past 12 months, with 20 per cent not having had a test in the past five years, Personnel Today reports.

The website adds that 94 per cent supported legislation designed to improve standards on the subject, while eight per cent admitted to struggling to see and the dark and six per cent said they had suffered an accident as a result of poor eyesight.

Last month Norwich Union underwriting director Julian Beardsworth noted that older drivers were especially at risk.

"They don't mean to, but every mile they drive they become more dangerous. Their eyesight, hearing and physical flexibility all begin to deteriorate. They don't see danger or react as quickly as they did when they are younger," he commented, speaking to the Daily Telegraph.

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