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Posted By martinw
Legislation, passed in the EU Parliament in 2006, is set to be introduced to member states in 2011. The current proposal is that holders of commercial licences will have to have their eyes tested every five years, and holders of private licences every 10–15 years. Each member state has until 2013 to translate the directive into national law.
About time
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Posted By David Hood
Like the DSE regs, will the employers have to pay for the eye sight test and fund part payment towards correct appliances?
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Posted By Swis
Martin,
They already test perople in UK.
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Posted By Swis
I meant when you take your test
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Posted By martinw
Not within specific timescales for private licence holders.
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Posted By martinw
Crossed responses there Swis
this is a new ongoing thing rather than a one off test when you get your licence
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Posted By Annanicola
Personnally I would like to see mandatory refresher training, may help reduce the number of bumps, bangs and scrapes caused by poor awareness of road markings and signs in cities.
We can only hope,
Annic
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Posted By martinw
You should also have to take at least one driving lesson in a multi-storey car park. First time I drove in a multi-storey after passing my test scared the life out of me.
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Posted By Swis
You haven't driven in Birmingham then
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Posted By martinw
Birmingham is easy. Drive mostly in London which is a bit skanky but the best I saw was when I was in Paris and I saw some gonk cut up an ambulance with its lights and sirens going. Hilarious!
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Posted By Colin Reeves
Hey, until you have been driven in a taxi (who has been told that the plane is just about to leave) in Naples you have not lived!!
Oh, apart from Alexandria, when closed eyes is the best option (both passenger and driver!!!)
Colin
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Posted By Ron Hunter
David, I believe the duty would lie with the driver and not the employer.
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Posted By CFT
Ron
I might have once agreed with you. If an employee uses own vehicle on company business I would need to know he/she is qualified (licensed) to drive the particular vehicle. Onus then is on me/us/organisation to ensure they have said licence, relevant insurance, MOT etc to drive on our behalf.
I would not see (no pun intended) it as any different regarding the individuals quality of sight if they where glasses or not. is it really that different when one considers what an employee must do for permanent night shift operatives?
The vehicle is a work tool (commercially speaking) ... potentially far more dangerous than many others, or is that everyone else on the road as father used to say. It does after all form a part of the initial testing before being granted a full licence.
Hadn't heard of this EU proposal ... yet, but for once - I think it's a good one. Just my opinion though.
CFT
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Posted By CFT
Ron
I might have once agreed with you. If an employee uses own vehicle on company business I would need to know he/she is qualified (licensed) to drive the particular vehicle. Onus then is on me/us/organisation to ensure they have said licence, relevant insurance, MOT etc to drive on our behalf.
I would not see (no pun intended) it as any different regarding the individuals quality of sight if they wear glasses or not. is it really that different when one considers what an employee must do for permanent night shift operatives?
The vehicle is a work tool (commercially speaking) ... potentially far more dangerous than many others, or is that everyone else on the road as father used to say. It does after all form a part of the initial testing before being granted a full licence.
Hadn't heard of this EU proposal ... yet, but for once - I think it's a good one. Just my opinion though.
CFT
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Posted By TDsafety
What about drivers of vans on a normal car license. What about cyclists cycling for work i.e posties. I think the car license test is a good idea
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Posted By Peter F.
Don't think it makes a difference every 10-15 years, an improved test would be better.
It appears that people are taught they don't need to indicate when turning. Taxi drivers, bus drivers and wagon drivers should be tested weekly because I am sure they are blind to every other road user.
Malta and Romania now that's scary
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Posted By Haggis JM
Having driven in most countires in Europe and Turkey & Morocco I was SO glad there was a company driver in Sicily!!!
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Peter, I has always understood that it was a condition of the Hackney Licence that indicators were to be disabled on Taxis.
Of course,the function of "hazard" warning lights is mandatory, to indicate that the vehicle is a taxi and therefore fully entitled to park on solid yellow lines, junctions, bends, and partially on the footpath.
So too the function of the vehicle horn, to indicate to customers (and the rest of the Street, irrespective of the time of day or night) that their taxi has arrived - "Cos' I'm not allowed to leave the car, Guv" - apparently!
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