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Old February 16th 20, 01:45 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
TMS320
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Default Pedestrian and cyclist taken to Frimley Park Hospital following crash in Fleet

On 16/02/2020 11:56, JNugent wrote:
On 15/02/2020 18:05, TMS320 wrote:


The application for a provisional licence is the part that is no
different from accessing other government services.


If an applicant answered the question "Can you meet the legal eyesight
standards for driving using glasses or corrective lenses if needed?"
with a "No", would the provisional licence be granted?


If a provisional licence is issued on wrong information, the applicant
would not be able to complete the driving test.

Anything to with the luxury of driving should require the driver to
jump through the necessary hoops. No need to involve taxpayers. The
precedent exists for drivers of goods and public service vehicles.


Anything other than an automatic "Yes" involves extra cost, necessarily
impacting public funds (anf thereby the taxpayer). Perhaps you think
that officer time and official resources don't cost anything.


In any true/false procedure a false means that subsequent tests don't
need to be done. Letters need to be sent out either way so it's
difficult to see where cost is added.

Nevertheless, the applicant is trusted to be telling the truth about his
identity and about not having a prior record under another name (and/or
in another country, which is assuming more importance these days). He is
also trusted about things like epilepsy and other conditions which can,
but most of the time don't, affect the ability to drive safely.


People find loopholes but it's probably quite difficult for most people
born and brought up in this country to get round an identity check
through straighforward dishonesty.
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