Calls for motorists to face ‘driving test every 10 years’ with older drivers most at risk

Motorists have called for the introduction of to keep hold of their and stay on the road. 

A recent poll conducted by experts at has found the majority (70%) of British drivers believe tests

Of those who called for more checks, a whopping 18% claimed this should be done every 10 years.

A further 13% of respondents said tests should be more lenient with reassessments held after 20 years. 

However, 9% said road users would only on the roads with 67% calling for checks every 40 years. 

The move could see motorists of all ages taken for retests once they reach the threshold.

However, motorists believe that older road users would be more at risk of failing the retest than younger road users, 

Driving tests often test motorists on the very latest Highway Code rules while some examiners can even ask road users to follow sat nav instructions. 

More than a quarter of respondents (26%) said they had “concerns” about older road users adapting to the introduction of new traffic laws and technologies.

Carmoola explained: “A decade-long retesting cycle raises concerns about drivers’ skills slipping, especially with new traffic laws and vehicle tech. 

“Waiting that long could leave drivers out of touch with changes by the time they’re tested again.”

The Carmoola study comes as a separate demanding the introduction of has been launched.

The poll calls for motorists over 60 to face the new assessments with claims the rule would remove “dangerous drivers off the roads”. 

The petition will run until June and has to reach 10,000 signatures to get an official response from the Government. 

The petition reads: “We think at the age of 60 everyone should have to redo their driving test as many road accidents involve an older driver.

“I believe it would be safer for everyone if people redid they’re driving test age 60 and dangerous drivers get taken off the roads.”