Driving with no licence and no insurance.
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T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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- Northern Ireland
Clearly a better driver than many with a licence
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
good point. My Grandad never took a test or had lessons; he was issued a licence in the army at the start of the war. He was a very good driver, I think common sense and experience saw him through.
classic33
Leg End Member
He's behind you!
Landsurfer
Veteran
I was issued with an Airfield Cycling Licence at RAF St. Mawgan in 1976. In 1978 i did a short test and was issued with an Airfield Driving Licence with a limit of a 5 ton vehicle. In 1983 at RAF Leuchars my Airfield Driving Licence was upgraded to allow me to drive tankers on the flightline.
In 1988 with over 12 years of driving experience, albeit on airfields, the airforce sent me on my civilian driving test in Ipswich. I passed first time but still never drove on the roads for another 5 years.... I didn’t have a car ....
In 1988 with over 12 years of driving experience, albeit on airfields, the airforce sent me on my civilian driving test in Ipswich. I passed first time but still never drove on the roads for another 5 years.... I didn’t have a car ....
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
I was issued with an Airfield Cycling Licence at RAF St. Mawgan in 1976. In 1978 i did a short test and was issued with an Airfield Driving Licence with a limit of a 5 ton vehicle. In 1983 at RAF Leuchars my Airfield Driving Licence was upgraded to allow me to drive tankers on the flightline.
In 1988 with over 12 years of driving experience, albeit on airfields, the airforce sent me on my civilian driving test in Ipswich. I passed first time but still never drove on the roads for another 5 years.... I didn’t have a car ....
Well that Airfield Cycling License hasn't served you well considering you keep falling off your bike at slow speeds ?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I think they said he was 84 and had been driving since he was 12 so 72 years he had been driving.
I knew soneone who drove without a license for around 30 years. He was a terrible driver.
I knew soneone who drove without a license for around 30 years. He was a terrible driver.
KnittyNorah
Über Member
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- The Frozen North (of England)
My dad was issued with a licence in WW2; when my mum learnt to drive in the late 1940s/early 50s she told him he was a terrible driver and made him get lessons and take the test. She passed first time, he took three goes to get it. He was not a good driver, mum was far better but he'd passed his test so she tolerated his driving. He was not a bad driver as such - he was considerate and careful in many ways - but he was always very tense and somewhat clumsy and harsh, which didn't make for a smooth ride in cars without synchromesh; mum was much better at double-declutching and hill starts without stalls or excessive revving.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Wait, is a licence compulsory then?
