Roadside eyetest

Some of the first roadside eye tests in the UK have been carried out on motorists in south Wales.

Some 300 drivers were stopped for a two-minute check near Abergavenny, Wales. Officials said five would have failed the eyesight part of the driving test.

Drivers were asked to read four number plates at different distances to see if their eyesight was good enough.

New drivers' sight is checked when they sit their test, but it does not need to be examined again until they are 70.