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<\/p>\nThousands of licences have been cancelled or renewals refused<\/p>\n
The DVLA has cancelled licences.<\/p>\n
Older drivers aged in their 80s and 90s have been taken off the roads after the DVLA stepped in.<\/p>\n
Officials at the motoring authority took action over concerns these motorists posed a potential safety risk to others on the roads.<\/p>\n
The cases were linked to eyesight-related conditions.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: DVLA strips 20,000 over-70s of driving licences over crucial rule<\/a><\/p>\n We are now on WhatsApp. Join our dedicated community here<\/a><\/p>\n It comes amid wider fears around elderly drivers on our roads and a new Government crackdown aimed at improving safety.<\/p>\n Mandatory eyesight tests will be introduced for over-70s.<\/p>\n New data has shed light on how many licences are cancelled or refused renewal each year.<\/p>\n Drivers must inform the DVLA to any eyesight-related conditions which could impact their ability to drive safely.<\/p>\n Licences need to be renewed at 70 and every three years after that, and this is a key time when the DVLA can take action to take people off the roads.<\/p>\n Some 8,060 licences were cancelled in the 80-89 age bracket over the last four years.<\/p>\n There were another 1,202 aged over 90.<\/p>\n These were elderly people who had been behind the wheel but were considered too much of a risk because of their deteriorating eyesight.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Most dangerous places to live in Birmingham named in new crime list<\/a><\/p>\n