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Motorists looking to keep on driving into old age may have to sit a test for their right to do so, it has been reported.

According to the Evening Standard, people over the age of 75 will have to pass an IQ assessment every five years in order to maintain their licence under new plans from ministers.

If elderly motorists are considered a risk on the road, it may also be that car insurance companies begin to increase the cost of policies for those past pension age.

Muriel Gladwin, a 94-year-old Hereford driver, told the news source she believes this thinking is backwards.

"You don't have as many older people getting into accidents as younger ones ... It's the younger drivers who should be having more tests," she said.

This comes as the Selby Times reports that over 55-year-olds in the area were recently given a refresher course on car maintenance.

In a one-hour session, motorists were tested on how alert they are and their sense of road safety.

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