People living longer relates to more incompetent drivers on the road. Keep up.

Posted By: The Gaffer on August 1st 2025 at 11:53:54

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There are approx 500 drivers in the UK aged over 100😳 (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 1, 09:31:31
- This.. (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 1, 11:43:33
- works out at approximately 493 miles of publicly maintained road each (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 1, 11:07:29
- If you have to drive anywhere at around 11 a.m. you will bump into some of them... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 1, 10:39:13
  - There is, and never should be, any reason to be somewhere in a hurry. (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 1, 12:42:19
- Should be a compulsory retest at 60 and then every few years thereafter. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Aug 1, 10:15:15
  - I'm 64 and f**k off to that suggestion. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Aug 1, 10:47:18
    - I'm 68 and so not suggesting it lightly. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Aug 1, 11:38:37
  - DVLA are being massive arseholes at present (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 1, 10:34:32
  - the average waiting list for tests exceeds 22 weeks - imagine adding re-tests to that when (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 1, 10:25:31
    - Yep whole system needs updating but with people living longer something has to be done. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Aug 1, 11:39:35
      - People living longer relates to more incompetent drivers on the road. Keep up. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Aug 1, 11:53:54
      - how does people living longer have an effect ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 1, 11:51:05
    - Then hang them (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 1, 10:42:49
      - that'd be too good for them (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 1, 10:44:56
- Most of them are in Beccles (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Aug 1, 10:01:44
  - My sat-nav calls pronounces Beccles as B'Kleece. (n/m) (General Chat) - Curnster, Aug 1, 13:11:31
    - I shall use that pronunciation now sounds much more posh (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Aug 1, 15:13:58
- But are they actually driving or just have a valid licence (General Chat) - inutero, Aug 1, 09:46:38
- Obviously excellent drivers, to have got to that age (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 1, 09:42:38
  - they've all seen thousands of accidents though (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 1, 09:44:32
    - About ten years ago, MrsAP returned to our parked car in Attleborough to find (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 1, 09:57:28
    - Bob Newhart reference ahoy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 1, 09:54:26
    - In their mirrors (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 1, 09:50:43
- I read that article. A bit frightening. I rather hope that (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 1, 09:39:34
  - Grandad on the Mrs USH side is 93 and still drives (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Aug 1, 10:42:42

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