Guidance

The legal eyesight standard for driving (INF188/1)

A guide to the standards for driving with impaired vision.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Published
1 July 2012
Last updated
28 February 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Ref: INF 188/1

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Guidance on driving standards if you have sight in one eye, cataracts or after cataract surgery or other related conditions. Includes visual acuity and standards for field of vision.

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2012
Last updated 28 February 2025 show all updates

  1. INF188/1 updated.

  2. Added translation

  3. Updated version

  4. Updated leaflet INF188/1.

  5. Information about the loss of one eye added

  6. New version of the INF188/1 leaflet.

  7. First published.

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