Ben Brooks-Dutton, whose wife Desreen was killed by an elderly driver who mistook the accelerator for the brake, has started a popular online petition calling for over-70s to be retested every three years. The couple were walking home from a friend’s house with their son when a car mounted the pavement and struck Desreen. The […]

Nearly 50,000 drivers have had their licence revoked in the past four years under strict rules contained in the 1995 Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act in which new drivers who tot up six points or more within two years of passing their test face an automatic ban. Male drivers are four times more likely than […]

Should older drivers be allowed to hold a full UK licence without further testing? This is a difficult question to answer. Statistics show that the number of over 70s with a driving licence has quadrupled over the past 35 years, which means over 60% of those over the age of 70 hold a driving licence. […]

Almost TWO Thirds of drivers would be happy to re-sit their test when they reach 70, even if it meant them potentially failing, according to new survey. The online poll of nearly 900 people conducted by Motorists would like to see the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) make it compulsory for them to re-take their driving […]

They have urged drivers to check their Driving Licence expiry date and have suggested that visiting their website to update details is the quickest and easiest route to do so. Those above the age of 70 must renew their licence every three years compared to every 10 years for younger drivers. Anyone turning 70 may […]

The DVLA issued a warning to every driver who passed there test before 2014 that they must renew their licence before its 10-year expiration date arrives or face a heavy fine.Driving licenses are only valid for 10 years from date of issue, anyone who doesn’t renew their licence risks a £1,000 fine or having there […]

Doctors will be obliged under new guidelines to report patients who continue to drive even though they are not medically fit to do so. Elderly drivers are expected to be among those particularly affected as a result of the draft guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC), which described the issue as “difficult territory” for […]

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Crash: Charles Wyly died after his Porsche was struck by another vehicle as he was turning left off a state highway over the weekendA billionaire who was at the centre of a $500 million insider dealing probe has been killed in a horrific car crash while driving his Porsche.Charles Wyly, from Texas, was driving near […]