The table below shows the number of Group 1 (car/motorcycle) and Group 2 (bus/lorry) driving licences that have been revoked or applications for a driving licence refused, for poor vision in each year since 2010. Some of these may have been based on a driver\u2019s own declaration regarding the standard of their vision.<\/p>
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Some Group 2 drivers may have been revoked or refused entitlement to drive both Group 1 and Group 2 vehicles. Therefore, there may be some duplication in the figures. Also, the medical standards for driving Group 2 vehicles are more stringent than those for Group 1. This means that some drivers will have been refused entitlement to drive Group 2 vehicles, but retained their Group 1 entitlement.<\/p>
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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Group 1 Drivers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Group 2 Drivers<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 4,711<\/p><\/td> 440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 5,064<\/p><\/td> 620<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 6,960<\/p><\/td> 893<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 8,343<\/p><\/td> 2,113<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 9,074<\/p><\/td> 1,306<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 9,050<\/p><\/td> 1,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 9,092<\/p><\/td> 1,298<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 8,192<\/p><\/td> 1,192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to simplify the application process for a Blue Badge for organisations that are required to prove that a service user is entitled to a Blue Badge.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/902131/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The tables below shows the number of road accidents involving personal injury and road casualties in which the contributory factor of driver/rider with<\/em> uncorrected, defective eyesight<\/em> was reported, by severity, in Great Britain for the years 2005 to 2016.<\/p> <\/p> Number of accidents where a contributory factor of driver/rider with uncorrected, defective eyesight was reported1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fatal<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Serious<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Slight<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage of all reported accidents2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 181<\/p><\/td> 226<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 158<\/p><\/td> 209<\/p><\/td> 0.14%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 161<\/p><\/td> 207<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 163<\/p><\/td> 225<\/p><\/td> 0.17%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td> 145<\/p><\/td> 191<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td> 234<\/p><\/td> 0.19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 197<\/p><\/td> 250<\/p><\/td> 0.21%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 59<\/p><\/td> 186<\/p><\/td> 251<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 182<\/p><\/td> 242<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td> 195<\/p><\/td> 260<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 174<\/p><\/td> 232<\/p><\/td> 0.21%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 139<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td> 0.19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1. Includes only cases where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. These numbers exclude cases where no contributory factor was reported.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Number of casualties where a contributory factor of driver/rider with uncorrected, defective eyesight was reported1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Killed<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Serious<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Slight<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage of all reported accidents2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 293<\/p><\/td> 344<\/p><\/td> 0.17%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 243<\/p><\/td> 304<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 244<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td> 258<\/p><\/td> 329<\/p><\/td> 0.18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td> 214<\/p><\/td> 268<\/p><\/td> 0.15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 286<\/p><\/td> 330<\/p><\/td> 0.20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> 301<\/p><\/td> 363<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 279<\/p><\/td> 350<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 261<\/p><\/td> 327<\/p><\/td> 0.22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 66<\/p><\/td> 307<\/p><\/td> 384<\/p><\/td> 0.24%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 281<\/p><\/td> 345<\/p><\/td> 0.23%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td> 182<\/p><\/td> 252<\/p><\/td> 0.18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1. Includes only cases where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. These numbers exclude cases where no contributory factor was reported.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: DfT STATS19<\/p> <\/p> Please note that not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data. Only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria.<\/p> <\/p> Contributory factors (CFs for short) provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They are designed to give the key actions and failures that led directly to the actual impact to aid investigation of how accidents might be prevented. When police officers attend the scene of an accident, they are able to select up to six factors they believe contributed to the accident (for each vehicle and casualty involved). Please note that this does not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, but gives an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating CFs; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of how many (a) accidents and (b) casualties have been caused by drivers who have (i) failed eye tests or (ii) been found to have insufficient eyesight in each year for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/902165/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " There is wide variation between permit holders and the work that they do which means that this Department cannot comment on individual circumstances.<\/p> The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency\u2019s (DVLA) service standards are the same for both English and Welsh languages. All driving licence forms in either Welsh or English are available to order online via the GOV.UK website. The forms can also be ordered by telephoning the DVLA\u2019s contact centre. Forms are issued within seven to 10 days of the DVLA receiving the request. The Welsh language version of the D1 driving licence application form is also available at some Post Offices in Wales.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency was to issue driving licence forms in the Welsh language when such forms were requested in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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