Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that Labour intends to abolish the mandatory requirement for age-based driving tests for people aged eighty years and over. « Neither the Labour government nor older people have been happy with the rules surrounding driver licences and older people. The current regime is costly on older people, it is stressful, and it is unfair. “We established a Review of Older Driver Licensing Policy, involving a Stakeholder Consultative Group and including representation from Grey Power. The group has reached a near unanimous consensus that there should not be a mandatory age-based on-road test. “The Stakeholder Consultative Group’s preferred approach includes: No mandatory age-based on-road test; Retain the current GPs « medical fitness to drive » certificate at age 75, 80 and two yearly thereafter; The possibility of an optional on-road test in certain circumstances; Medical practitioners to make greater use of a range of conditional/restricted licence options; and Increased provision of educational materials. “The Labour government will develop a new older driver licensing regime based on this framework – with no mandatory age-based on-road test for older drivers,” Helen Clark said. Transport Safety Minister Harry Duynhoven said that under the proposal, general practitioners will continue to be responsible
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