'Mr Magoo' driven off the road

A partially-sighted driver, dubbed Mr Magoo by anxious neighbours, has been ordered off the road..

Partially-sighted learner driver Peter Davies, 25, who is determined to pass his test despite concern from local residents in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire /PA

Peter Davies, 25, of Burry Port, west Wales, failed a basic eye test, reports icWales.

Residents urged him to give up driving after he recently mounted a kerb and crashed into a fence.

He was banned after police called at his home and asked him to carry out a partial eye test in the street outside.

He agreed to take part and went on to fail four times to read a number plate of a car parked 20 yards away.

Mr Davies admits having just 50% effective vision in one eye and 45% in the other but insists he is a safe learner driver.

His father, Antony Davies, who was teaching him to drive, says Peter was 'gutted' and had booked another test with an optician.

"To be honest he is gutted by what has happened. We are both hoping an optician can put an extra thickness into his glasses," he said.

"Personally I don't think it is justified, stopping him driving, but there was a campaign to get him off the road and this is where it has led."