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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Mother of killed cyclist says motorists should be retested before getting licence back

Mother of rider killed by motorist who received one-year ban says penalties should be stiffer

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driving using mobile phone

More than 8000 drivers have 12 or more points on their licence – and are still allowed on the roads

Some have as many as 25 points - and the worst offenders are men

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Driving Choices for the Older Motorist report cover

Report estimates 50,000 people in UK turning 70 this year will keep driving when no longer fit to do so

As many as 170,000 will surrender licence prematurely says RAC Foundation, calling for more support for self-assessment

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Spectacles

‘Cassie’s Law’: drivers who fail eye tests can lose licences within hours

Now takes police minutes rather than days to force drivers off the road

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Cyclists at traffic lights (©Toby Jacobs)

6000 lose driving licence for poor eyesight in 2011 – and that’s a 39% rise in the number of bus and lorry drivers

The responsibilty is on drivers to state when their eyesight is too bad to drive

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Car wheel at speed copyright Simon MacMichael.jpg

More than 600 drivers convicted of killing someone while driving allowed back on Britain’s roads

Meanwhile, 5,000 motorists who have served three or more drink-driving bans also get licences back

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Void Driver’s License (credit: The Simpsons/FOX)

Number of motorists who lose licence due to poor eyesight more than doubles since 2006

However, that represents less than 1 in 10,000 drivers - and with ageing population, problem will only worsen

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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Nearly half of motorists with 12 or more penalty points on licence allowed to keep driving by the courts

"Exceptional hardship" trumps 12 points should be a ban magistrate's guidelines

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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Driver who killed cyclist while racing at 80mph asks for provisional licence back

Court says he must make application to judge who sentenced him to four years in prison

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