Press Release: Valerie joins campaign to close fatal DVLA loophole

 I signed a letter dated 23 May 2025 coordinated by David Bains MP with other parliamentary colleagues, to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP calling for medical professionals to be legally required to report patients with visual impairments that make them unsafe to drive.

The letter calls for:

• Mandatory reporting by medical professionals when patients have visual impairments making them unsafe to drive
• Creation of systems allowing safety-critical medical information to be added to police driver databases
• Strengthened procedures to identify and remove unfit drivers from UK roads

The letter asks for a meeting with the Transport Secretary on behalf of the campaign group to discuss implementation of these life-saving changes and offer their support in delivering the legislative reforms needed to make Britain’s roads safer.