Source: SkyNews, UK
Drivers applying for new licences will soon have to answer a question about organ donation.
Applicants can skip over a question when applying for a licence under the current system.
But from July the new procedure 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.
It is hoped the DVLA pilot scheme will boost the numbers of those willing to give vital body parts to help others live in the case of their own death.
Only 27% of people in the UK are registered donors at the moment.
But studies have shown that a far larger proportion are in favour of donating body parts.
In America similar changes have seen numbers of willing donors almost double.
It is estimated that getting more people to sign-up could save the lives of some of the 8,000 people in the UK currently waiting for a transplant.
Prompted choice schemes in the US have seen a bump in registrations.
Public health minister Anne Milton said: "Surveys show that a large number of people in the UK are happy to donate their organs for transplantation but haven't got round to registering.
"We hope that by prompting people into making a decision we can encourage more people to register."
SIMILAR LEGISLATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2011 IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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