[West Ender]

I'm with all of you on the re-testing. Everyone, regardless of age, should have to have a driving test, periodically, and a compulsory sight test. When it comes to older drivers, 70+, the main problem is likely to be eyesight rather than competence.

I've a few years to go before I reach my 3 score years and 10 but I have my eyes tested every year. The day the optician tells me my sight isn't good enough to drive, I will stop driving. I don't want to be a danger on the roads, either to myself or any one else.

It's true some people's mental agility slows down with age but, to be realistic, 70 isn't the age when a magic switch is thrown and, whoops, you're ga-ga. I've known highly competent 80 year olds and very dubious 50 year olds. It's down to individuals. I also see a lot of much younger people whose mental faculties I wonder about from the way they drive, like idiots.