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Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years by zdragnar on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:58AM (#46925338)
A police officer would. The penalty for an accident might be negligent driving.

The penalty for an accident without a license is, at minimum, driving without a license. You're also not likely to be covered by insurance without one either, even if you're not at fault.

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Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years by xboxnolifes on Saturday February 07, 2026 @03:02PM (#46927273)
Sure, if you assume the one time they end up driving leads to an accident, which is a crazy assumption.

There are bad drivers out there right now, driving every day that rarely or never get into an accident.

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Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years by zdragnar on Saturday February 07, 2026 @05:39PM (#46928953)
Take a person who has marginally acceptable eyesight, who never drives, put them in an emergency situation where they need to drive and you've got a recipe for much higher odds of having an accident.

Given that getting a license is an option, and it conveniently doubles as a photo ID, and there's really not a reason to not get one.

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