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A world war two veteran has vowed to never drive again after he made the mistake of driving the wrong way up a bypass in Edinburgh. Charles Baillie aged 90 was charged with driving west on an eastbound part of the carriageway, and pleaded not guilty,. He then surrendered his licence and car to the DVLA, and has said he will never drive again.
The court heard that once both the items had been surrendered, the case would be dropped and no further charges sought.
Outside the court, Mr Baillie said: "I think that's the last of my driving. I'll have to learn how to get the bus, with timetables etc". Mr Baillie said about the alleged incident, that he had been blinded by the bright sunlight when he had left the petrol station, and a car had collided with the bonnet of his vehicle. He said that he had not seen it since. The old age pensioner had never sat his driving test, as it was introduced after he began driving, and learnt to drive hen her was a captain in the royal engineers.
It raises the question that has been brought to the public eye recently, with a number of old age pensioners becoming involved in car accidents; should we be expected to retake our driving test at a certain age? It would certainly minimise the occasion of these accidents, and make sure that people are still safe to be driving on Britain's roads. For Over 50's car insurance, shop online to find a great deal.
