The drink-drive limit could be reduced and older drivers required to take mandatory eye tests as the Government looks to cut the number of road deaths.

In a major overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws, ministers are also considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and those who fail to wear a seatbelt, according to The Times.

The proposals, set to be published as part of a road safety strategy in the autumn, come amid concern about the number of fatalities or serious injuries on UK roads .

Last year, 1,633 people were killed and almost 28,000 seriously injured in traffic incidents, and numbers have remained relatively constant following a large fall between 2000 and 2010.

Motoring groups have hailed the plans as “much overdue” and “a step in the right direction”.

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