Motorists urged to test their eyesight

Motorists are being urged to test their eyesight amid concern that many behind the wheel do not realise they are too shortsighted to drive.

The DVLA has launched an awareness campaign calling on drivers to test whether they can see a number plate from 20 metres away.

The “number plate test” reflects the legal distance from which all motorists should be able to read a sign.

It comes as a DVLA survey indicated less than half of drivers knew that 20 metres was the legal limit for sight.