New law to retake driving test at 65

[Wapinschaw]

From Brexit to the pensions crisis, how did the Baby Boomers get the blame for everything? - LSE European Politics

Baby Boomers – those who are currently between 50 and 70 years old – are often blamed by younger generations for many issues, from those associated with pensions and healthcare, to the unaffordability of housing, and even the vote to leave the EU. Jennie Bristow outlines the discourse and...

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Reading the attached LSE article it is clear that the gripes against the Boomers (of which I am one, before anyone asks) could be transferred to any generational divide in any country since the Middle Ages and probably before. "Your generation cut down so many trees that now we have to dig for coal and make ships out of iron". Or "your generation used so many horses the piles of horse **** overwhelmed our cities and we had to invent motor vehicles" and so on. As a younger neighbour who is in his own mind a terribly clever chap and well informed on any subject you care to bring up said to me a while ago "Your generation screwed things up for mine" to which I replied, "Yes, by building the educational establishments and providing the teachers, building the hospitals and providing the staff to keep you well, inventing many of the items you take for granted in technology, fighting wars to assure your liberty". For once he was stuck for words.

The "generational divide" is a nonsensical concept dreamed up by a few journalists educated courtesy of the previous generation they are maligning and does not bear scrutiny. Every generation makes mistakes as will Generation Z and the rest.

 

[maximus otter]

Not sure how the Police would like their revenue stream being taken away though.

Who gets the money from speeding fines?​

Money collected from speeding fines goes to a Consolidated Fund, which is seen as the Government’s current account. This means it goes on general government expenditure.

Speeding Fines and Penalties UK: How Much Will I Be Fined? | Carwow

Speeding can land you with a heavy fine, points on your licence or, worse still, a prison sentence. Read our guide for full details.

www.carwow.co.uk

maximus otter

 

[Len the dog]

Who gets the money from speeding fines?​

Money collected from speeding fines goes to a Consolidated Fund, which is seen as the Government’s current account. This means it goes on general government expenditure.

Speeding Fines and Penalties UK: How Much Will I Be Fined? | Carwow

Speeding can land you with a heavy fine, points on your licence or, worse still, a prison sentence. Read our guide for full details.

www.carwow.co.uk

maximus otter

Speed awareness courses?

 

[Wapinschaw]

By a fair few comments on here It makes me wonder how many of you can remember paper licences, green paper licences or better still renewing red licence book every three years? I think it sad that people think average 65 year old is getting slow! very sad. People drive slow for two reasons, one, their brain works slow, very old age, but more often Drugs etc and sometimes just the simpleton gene. Two, they drive slower to preserve life, their own and that of others.
And I have re-taken my driving test on two occasions.

A third reason would be they are driving according to the road conditions.

 

[Len the dog]

The Police don't take revenue from speeding convictions, they do from speed awareness courses, but what they do get from speeding convictions is positive crime clear up statistics, which puts them in a good light for their annual budget review.

 

[spanj]

Anything - anything - to make driving more involved and expensive.

Are we not seeing the pattern yet?

maximus otter

This.

 

[User00047]

fighting wars to assure your liberty". For once he was stuck for words.

what wars are these?

 

[Jagare]

What is the waiting time for a driving test in the UK ? Is it as long as most other services in the UK? Sound like a great idea to have another hoop to jump through in life when all the other hoops are clogged up with a long queue waiting their turn. It may be an idea to get the system working properly before put more strain on it.
My driving licence runs till I'm 80 so I have over 5 more years of driving, causing havoc on the road before renewal again.

 

[baguio]

I’m 70 and can still drive as good as a any one else , and most likely safer

Isn't that the problem though David. Everyone on the road thinks that they're a good driver. They're not all correct about that though!

 

[baguio]

Careful with that black box though. They love to use them to cancel the policy at minor infractions (things like accelerating too hard, never mind you are joining on a slip road).

Rubbish! They will only cancel if your driving is consistently bad. You can view your report on your phone to see what your standards are like. Sounds like you have a boy racer in your family who has pulled the wool over your eyes! Another of life's victims perhaps?

 

[Jh1986]

Rubbish! They will only cancel if your driving is consistently bad. You can view your report on your phone to see what your standards are like. Sounds like you have a boy racer in your family who has pulled the wool over your eyes! Another of life's victims perhaps?

Nobody in my family has one, I'm referring to reading up reviews on them prior to picking a policy. Many parents are now avoiding them. Things like driving at night, the black box marks you down (even though you don't stop paying for insurance past 1900)

 

[gixer1]

What morons come up with these hair-brained schemes???

Let’s create more things to tie the system that can’t cope already in knots….for very little benefit.

 

[308tikka]

More over reach from the govt or is this just some mad SD fantasy?

Perhaps a marker should be on file with GP for failing sight or motor coordination.

Id have concerns this would have outsize inpact on rural elederly without family nearby who need a vehicle to shop etc

No problem with updating theory test every ten years online in a proctored exam - but only if it applies to everyone

 

[Morkai]

A lady at work was driving her daughters car, her daughter got a few alerts about Gs/acceleration etc from the blackbox.

Her policy was £500 cheaper with it fitted, I think I'd cough up for the pleasure of not having it fitted.

 

[gixer1]

How about the police just “police” all ages and pull over bad drivers - sit at any roundabout and you’ll witness gridlock due to someone sitting hesitating constantly (which could mean a fail on a driving test)

Bad lane discipline (crossing lines)

This is not specific to an age group - it’s specific to bad drivers!

 

[Morkai]

Something that really annoys me are drivers that indicate right whilst in the lefthand lane when going straight over a roundabout.

I followed a chap that did it the other day, he was in a new Audi RS6, a lovely choice of car, a drivers car. I was very disappointed to see an enthusiasts car being driven in such a way.

These people are not as bad as oblivious lane cutters on roundabouts though. I do like to see them sh*t it when you blast the horn.

 

[baguio]

Nobody in my family has one, I'm referring to reading up reviews on them prior to picking a policy. Many parents are now avoiding them. Things like driving at night, the black box marks you down (even though you don't stop paying for insurance past 1900)

Oh right. The good old reviews that we all know are only written by disgruntled customers. Geepers. Rumour control and bad reviews written by a boy racer who correctly had their policy cancelled. Oddly, my son has a black box, drives sensibly and hasn't had his policy cancelled. The app says that he's a good driver! Funny old thing!

 

[baguio]

A lady at work was driving her daughters car, her daughter got a few alerts about Gs/acceleration etc from the blackbox.

Her policy was £500 cheaper with it fitted, I think I'd cough up for the pleasure of not having it fitted.

And allow her the luxury of driving like a knob because no one will know. Great idea me thinks......not! Hello, you get alerts because your driving is poor. Surely that's good thing for her. She might actually learn from it?

 

[Morkai]

And allow her the luxury of driving like a knob because no one will know. Great idea me thinks......not! Hello, you get alerts because your driving is poor. Surely that's good thing for her. She might actually learn from it?

Her driving isn't poor, its just they have a very low threshold for accelerating and cornering.

 

[baguio]

Her driving isn't poor, its just they have a very low threshold for accelerating and cornering.

BS. She accelerates and brakes hard when there is no one else in the car. Don't let her take you all for mugs. Black boxes aren't a new thing. They have been refined a lot. They had them in military cars 15+ years ago. You even have to sign to say that you know that you're being 'watched'. It's amazing how much more careful the driver becomes!