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Eyesight
Drivers should have eyesight checks every 2 years to ensure that they are fit to drive. The relevant person should ask to see documentation from the optician if they have any doubts about the driver's capabilities.

All licence holders for any category of vehicle must be able to read in good light with glasses or corrective lenses if necessary, a number plate at 20.5 metres or 20 metres where narrower characters are displayed. The characters displayed on all new and replacement number plates manufactured from September 2001 are 50mm in width instead of 57mm.

In addition:

(i) Applicants for medium/large goods or passenger carrying vehicle entitlements must by law have:
• A visual acuity of at least 6/9 in the better eye; and
• A visual acuity of at least 6/12 in the worse eye; and
• If these are achieved by correction, the uncorrected visual acuity in each eye must be no less than 3/60.

There are exceptions. Click here for a detailed guide on the DVLA medical report