Donor question on licences

ANYONE applying for a driving licence in Britain from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a scheme being brought in by the Government.

The prompted choice system will make would-be drivers state if they want to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register or defer a decision until a later date.

The new regime will require that they opt to either register for donation, state that they have already signed up or state: “I do not want to answer this question now.”

At present, only 27% of people in Britain are registered donors.