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EDITOR,--The problem that Jo Alexander describes--of an aunt who continued to drive into her 90th year--is one of general concern.1 We will always make medical inquiries if a health condition is declared, but some elderly people refuse to accept that they may be unfit and omit to declare a medical condition even when specifically asked to do so on renewal of their driving licence. Advice about to be published by the General Medical Council on when it is appropriate to release information to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency should make doctors' role clearer.
In response to Eleanor Halloran's letter, I acknowledge that the loss of driving privileges inevitably causes hardship. Although we endeavour not to be unreasonable, our prime concern must be for road safety. The secretary of state must satisfy himself that any person who has a medical condition is fit to drive,2 and the driving public expects
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