General Chat

Should Prince Philip

Have his licence taken off him :-D :-D

Has he got one?

To be fair we don't know all the details yet, and who hasn't been blinded by sunlight before...thing is when you are you check and double check before pulling out....still think he should stop driving he was lucky this time.

Probably not Allan
His wife does own all the roads
Caroling He is frail in health


I also thing his driving days should be over

Well from where he pulled out to where the landrover landed up...…..he must have shot straight out.

I think nothing will be done by the law,but her maj may insist he puts the keys away...….before public cash is spent on his costly funeral.

There is other reports on the news
of him having quite a few near missed :-(

I bet Lizzie is not happy :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

The Queens does not need a licence but he might, I personalty think he should stop driving at 97yrs old, it is not as if he needs to keep his independence he always travels with a detective maybe he could drive him.

From another point of view. The other driver must have been speeding to knock a Range rover on to it's side.

Hers is/was a Kia like my friends Kia Solo

Maybe he should move to Windsor where there will be no roads to drive on only private parkland.

I agree
I dont object to him driving
in the parklands of the Palaces
and castles

Just on Public roads :-D

There are older people driving on the roads much older than him.

Didn't anyone see ""Drivers over a Hundred"" on the tv last year.

One of the drivers said he had had a few accidents but still wouldn't give up driving.

The only reason people are making a lot of it is because it is Prince Phillip.

If she had driven in to someone else nothing would have been mentioned of the damage and speed.

It would have been picked up by local then, possibly, National papers if the other driver was 97. The same age related discussion would ensue.

Didn't take long for a new car to be delivered for him

Mere mortals have to go through the whole insurance process

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/prince-philip-crash-as-duke-takes-delivery-of-another-land-rover-will-he-be-back-on-the-road-soon/ar-BBSrjf3?ocid=spartandhp

Sue, with respect, what is " Speeding?

in my view ...driving without due care for conditions...
ie foggy, bad visibilty...


driving faster than someone has decreed safe(or convenient for a particular stretch of road)

that road is a 60 mph road( or was, and appears to .be accident prone.
it will be reduced to 50 shortly....

a driver cannot join 60 mph traffic from a standstill....that is what slip roads are for....

Most comprehensive car insurance policies cover a replacement car within 24hrs while ins etc is sorted out. Depending on what t u pay the model can vary from budget to like 4 like.

Given the Duke's financial resources and age I would have thought that common sense should have told him to use a chauffeur / bodyguard.

The roads of Norfolk and neighbouring Lincs are poor with a dreadful safety record.
The Duke should not try mixing it with the hoi polloi and their fast moving MPVs. Did any body's nails get broken?

I broke my wrist when knocked off my motor bike by a hit run truck as a teenager. I would not call it a minor injury esp with A levels coming up.

A boost for driver-less cars, perhaps? ;-)

My grandaughter had a similar accident
She was at fault ! It was early morning and she was driving to the pick up point for the coach to work

She came to the crossroads and the early morning sun was dazzling even though she was wearing sun glasses and she slowed down and then proceeded across only to hit another driver who drove around the bend in the road . This was going across country

Both cars were write offs

Thank god neither sustained bad injuries

She was in her early thirties so it's not always an age thing

I am coming up 82 and still drive but would give up if I had this type of accident

There may be a case for re taking the test after a certain age as roads and traffic have changed a lot since lots of us older drivers took our tests

I passed the test in1975 so was in my late 30's then

Apparently Prince Philip does have a driving licence.

I have been driving since the mid-1960s having passed my test then but if I had a chauffeur I'd happily be driven.

A lot of my friends now drive only locally, a couple have given up altogether, some because the density and speed of traffic has increased beyond their comfort zone. Some began to stop driving when they began to suffer night blindness.

So far so good for me but the longest single journey I've driven in the last year or so has been a journey of 3.5 hours on motorway and A and B roads with one coffee break in the middle. I really hope it becomes clear to me when it's time to give up.

I too hope I know when to call time on driving

Hubby had a problem admitting he was having problems

He was such a good driver and drove to work every day from Kent to south east London to pick up the private ferry across the Thames to the fords Dagenham sites

At the weekend he drove to the site via the dartford crossing

His Alzheimer and body Dementia was having an effect on his driving in so that he would get too close to a vehicle. ( I hate exhaust uppers) Plus he would misjudged corners and hit the curb

It was our grandaughter who pointed out to him if he had an accident his insurance may not cover him and he could lose everything.plus he would never forgive himself if he injured someone

He thought about it for a few mins and said yes I need to stop driving

It is difficult to accept that the time has come and you really aren't up to it anymore

It wiil be a big adjustment for me when I have to say that's it but it can be got around with taxis and online shopping

Phillip really deosnt have that concern ,he has staff who will always be there

It's ageist and disrespectful to select ability to continue driving based purely on age. I have driven from age 17 and am now 71 and drive a sports car. I have driven all my life, both in the jobs I've done as well as socially. I worked once with an 84 year old who had driven articulated lorries most of his life all over the country and abroad. He, at the age of 84, was one of the best drivers I have ever travelled with. I think a standard of health and ability are more important, as is the amount of driving experience. Sadly some lose confidence and ability because they drive less and less once retired, but then some younger people don't drive much, or it is the male mostly in the driving seat. Insurance statistics prove it is mostly younger drivers who have accidents, including mothers distracted by children in their cars. I would hate to think someone gave up driving because they once made an error of judgement which can happen to anyone.

Regular health (including reaction speed and signs of dementia) and skill checks for everyone would be fairer and make the roads safer.