New law to retake driving test at 65

[baguio]

Its a national upper speed limit not a national speed target. Are your assumed rights getting in the way of my rights? I suggest looking wider than your own perception of perhaps as I got up too late for work "get a move on". Just saying as it is a discussion.
I spent a long time driving under the USAs national 55mph limit which puts you to sleep imo, at 65mph then not imo.

I knew someone old would come out with that statement. Should the lorry and delivery drivers have got up earlier too? How much earlier? When the gas repair man has to cancel his last job which was you, because he's been stuck in traffic jams, are you going to say that he should have started his first job before the house owner got out of bed?
If you can't keep up with the flow of traffic it's probably time that you weren't part of the traffic.

 

[neillfrbs]

they got a six month waiting list for new drivers ,with out throwing this in the mix

 

[David Barker]

If you hold a licence from outside the European Community, or an International Driving Permit, you can drive here for up to 12 months. If you hold a licence from a designated country you can apply to exchange this for a GB licence. You need to do this within five years of moving here.

This is a reciprocal arrangement. Plenty of UK nationals driving 'elsewhere' on their UK licence.

I get what you say and all would be good if the quality of the test was equal. There is no comparison in the uk Driving test standard to that of India Pakistan or some of the African country,s

 

[Len the dog]

Good luck getting that through the House of Lords, the vast majority of whom are over that age.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I knew someone old would come out with that statement. Should the lorry and delivery drivers have got up earlier too? How much earlier? When the gas repair man has to cancel his last job which was you, because he's been stuck in traffic jams, are you going to say that he should have started his first job before the house owner got out of bed?
If you can't keep up with the flow of traffic it's probably time that you weren't part of the traffic.

I might be old but you appear not to have the smarts to really understand what I wrote. The roads are for all, not just those who feel entitled. As you replied in a personal manner I thought the like should be my reply.

 

[baguio]

I might be old but you appear not to have the smarts to really understand what I wrote. The roads are for all, not just those who feel entitled. As you replied in a personal manner I thought the like should be my reply.

Personal yes. You did your DSC1 at Sparsholt, yes? Sure the roads are for everyone. Isn't that what this thread is about?

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Personal yes. You did your DSC1 at Sparsholt, yes? Sure the roads are for everyone. Isn't that what this thread is about?

Sparsholt? Not following that one, maybe we met but I cannot remember much as I had lost my passport at Munich airport and so was more concerned with getting a new one to be able to return to the promised land, I had the NSCC cert anyway which had elapsed. But as for the rest, I don't follow the narrative, must be too old.

 

[Ronin]

Round here, I reckon some of these young farmer EEEJITS should take their first test.!!!

Many here too - in their big boy tractors at the peak of their careers already at 17 ,,,,cab happy jacks, paid next to nothing and messaging tonight’s ride whilst at work

Death waiting to happen

 

[AGR]

Good luck getting that through the House of Lords, the vast majority of whom are over that age.

I just scrolled through this whole post checking if anyone had thought of that!

 

[C&K Suffolk]

Considering you can’t retire until 66 and a lot of people will be driving still for work i think they should bump it to 70

 

[paul o']

At 64 I still can out drive out think and out manoeuvre all the stupid young drivers that have tried to crash into me while thinking they have F1 skills ! and I can still catch flies out of the air ! oh and out shoot more than I can remember 65 thats still middle aged.
bloody cheeky bastards

 

[finnbear270]

You're seriously blaming the government for delaying your pension by a year? Why dodn't you blame the NHS for keeping be alive too long? People are living longer and therefore claiming their state pension for longer. That has to be paid for somehow. What about us 'youngsters' who will be working into our 70's to pay for your pension? I bet you don't care about them.
Lots of roads aren't becoming slower either.

You are only “Paying for our pension” because the successive governments don’t ring fence money for their intended use … example: “Road Tax”.

 

[baguio]

You are only “Paying for our pension” because the successive governments don’t ring fence money for their intended use … example: “Road Tax”.

There’s only so much money. Someone will lose out somewhere. If you’re going to take for longer you’re going to have to pay in for longer. That’s obvious, surely? I know everyone wants something for nothing but that’s not sustainable.

 

[Martiniblack577]

You are only “Paying for our pension” because the successive governments don’t ring fence money for their intended use … example: “Road Tax”.

It’s known and recognised recent generations who have retired didn’t put enough into their pensions pots and this shortfall is being picked up by current working people. NI hikes have also been shoring up the frightening costs of social care and the demand on our NHS.

 

[downwind]

There’s only so much money. Someone will lose out somewhere. If you’re going to take for longer you’re going to have to pay in for longer. That’s obvious, surely? I know everyone wants something for nothing but that’s not sustainable.

I don't consider that I'm looking for "something for nothing" having worked and paid my National insurance and income tax for 50years, I draw my basic State Pension every month with a very clear conscience!

 

[bowji john]

Why would anyone expect 65 year olds to retake their test when most drivers on the road haven’t even done their first ?

 

[potshotpat]

They can have my state pension back, if I can have my NI and Income Tax payments back too. My dad paid in all his working life, dropped dead at work at 61. As downwind says, there not giving me anything.

 

[downwind]

They can have my state pension back, if I can have my NI and Income Tax payments back too. My dad paid in all his working life, dropped dead at work at 61. As downwind says, there not giving me anything.

My dad worked all his life, retired at 65, didn't see 66.

 

[mel b3]

I don't know why anyone here is getting upset about it.
Given the average age of sd members, and the glacial movement of government departments. If the government decided to start the process of introducing oap driving tests today , most of us would be dead by the time it actually happened .

For the record . I'd be perfectly happy to take a driving test every few years . If you show that you can drive to a safe standard , you'll pass , but if you don't, you won't.

 

[baguio]

I don't consider that I'm looking for "something for nothing" having worked and paid my National insurance and income tax for 50years, I draw my basic State Pension every month with a very clear conscience!

That’s exactly what you’re hoping for. You want to take out more than you put in and the country can’t afford to keep doing that.