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[bootie]

You should still report it to the police as he drove away from an accident which if im right is an offence. He really is a danger to himself and others. I have seen many close calls by those of the older generation.

As long as the other driver reports within 24 hours of said incident then no offence committed as long as there was no injury to persons.

Good to hear no injuries especially to the dogs that lost their seating.

I agree with compulsory testing, medical and driving, as for the time frame, well 5 years sounds about right but then if that were introduced, DVLA would want licences changed every 5 years as well and I for one would not want to hand that august body of fine people any more money than they already rob acquire from us.

[Lazydocker]

I agree with compulsory testing, medical and driving, as for the time frame, well 5 years sounds about right but then if that were introduced, DVLA would want licences changed every 5 years as well and I for one would not want to hand that august body of fine people any more money than they already rob acquire from us.

That is the issue... There would need to be a cost for obvious reasons, but that would need to be minimised somehow

I wouldn't have any real issues with paying for the privilege of holding a licence, but it has to be a reasonable cost

[bored bigyin54]

and you can tell insurance dont want it writen off and they give you money to do it yourself i did

[Elite Pete]

Bad news but at least no one was hurt. It wasn't until someone recently pointed out that I was moving paper work away from me to read it that I realised my eyesight is deteriorating. Time for me to take an eye test and admit i'm getting older

[Jimbob]

Bad news but at least no one was hurt. It wasn't until someone recently pointed out that I was moving paper work away from me to read it that I realised my eyesight is deteriorating. Time for me to take an eye test and admit i'm getting older

Eye tests free at Tesco's at the mo

[henryd]

Bad news but at least no one was hurt. It wasn't until someone recently pointed out that I was moving paper work away from me to read it that I realised my eyesight is deteriorating. Time for me to take an eye test and admit i'm getting older

I managed to get to 48 before needing reading glasses,now I can't read break all without them

[Elite Pete]

Bad news but at least no one was hurt. It wasn't until someone recently pointed out that I was moving paper work away from me to read it that I realised my eyesight is deteriorating. Time for me to take an eye test and admit i'm getting older

Eye tests free at Tesco's at the mo

Cheers James

If I get my eyes sorted I think i'd better buy some boxing gloves for bed to try and stop my eyesight getting any worse

[cem_devecioglu]

Bad news but at least no one was hurt. It wasn't until someone recently pointed out that I was moving paper work away from me to read it that I realised my eyesight is deteriorating. Time for me to take an eye test and admit i'm getting older

I'mm happy to hear I'm not alone..      using dual glasses now.. and monitor  miles away not to change glasses

[big mel]

I'm one of the older generation of drivers. having driven a hgv for 44yrs it's not just older drivers that scare me i've had quite a few near misses from young drivers. tailgating. cutting in front of me forcing me to brake or hit them. i wonder how some of them ever pass the driving test these days you have to a mind reader to keep from having an accident.

[pirate]

couple off years back i was parked at the local tip as i was walking back to my car an elderly gent came through the gate and drove 40 yrds right into the rear of my motor he got out and said i didnt see it ? didnt do bugger all to my car but the front of his rover was buggered he was waering bottle bottoms for glasses was not completly all there unfortunatly for him next bloke to me was a copper ,bloke was written up there and then he couldnt see a barn door and had been driving about like that for ages ,thats what happens when you drive into the rear of a jacked up range rover which has a tow bar .just glad it was me and not a school kid .
report him before he kills,plus he prob knew he,d done it dont let old age fool you some tricky old buggers out there.

[deltaman]

I also am one of the older drivers, I have to have a DVLA eye test every three years due to an illness, this gives them the power to revoke my licence if I fail it, not a nice position to be in I assure you, yet i have eye tests every six months as part of the monitoring of my illness by the hospital anyway, but DVLA will not accept those results and it is a much better examination I get then.

Please do not put all older people in the same scope, i still consider my driving to be good, but i was taught how to drive properly when i was a young pc, and have driven most things in many different parts of the world since.

Young drivers cause more accidents than older drivers and are just as likely to drive off without informing anyone, hence the high insurance premiums.

sorry to have to get on my high horse but felt that I had to defend the more mature driver.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lazydocker]

I also am one of the older drivers, I have to have a DVLA eye test every three years due to an illness, this gives them the power to revoke my licence if I fail it, not a nice position to be in I assure you, yet i have eye tests every six months as part of the monitoring of my illness by the hospital anyway, but DVLA will not accept those results and it is a much better examination I get then.

Please do not put all older people in the same scope, i still consider my driving to be good, but i was taught how to drive properly when i was a young pc, and have driven most things in many different parts of the world since.

Young drivers cause more accidents than older drivers and are just as likely to drive off without informing anyone, hence the high insurance premiums.

sorry to have to get on my high horse but felt that I had to defend the more mature driver.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely... That's why I think all drivers should have to have periodical assessments 

[Vamps]

Sorry to hear this Phil, glad the dogs and the mrs are OK.....Insurance aside, as swmbo car would be a write off if reported, I think you should report this to the Police.....
As for regular testing of drivers, I have no objection to this, I have to do this for my psv/hgv anyway, but question if this should be an age thing, as most poor drivers are younger...........

[r1]

just think what would happen do those  dogs in a high speed accident?
dogs loose in a car, should be 6 points on your licence.

[fiend61]

the proplem with reporting it to the insurance is that your insurance will go up next time.
yes thats right even if you are 100 per cent not to blame the insurance companys look on you as a higher risk for some strange reason.

that is so true last year my daughters car was rear ended in the snow that we had    her insurance increased because of it     the thing was she wasnt even in the car it was parked up on side of road !!!!!!!!!!!