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Dangerous elderly driver

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Gardengnomefriend · 19/04/2024 15:02

Not sure what to do next. My neighbour is an older man, somewhere in his 70's
His driving is beyond scary. We live on a main road where there's fast moving traffic and lorries and double decker buses up and down all day. They pull out without looking, I've seen near misses with cyclists and theres a zebra crossing 200 yards from my house, they fly through it without looking and have done so with people still walking across. They are in obvious pain when they walk, they physically grunt when using their stairs and it takes 10 minutes to park in their disabled parking bay, often leaving it half in and half out of the bay because they just can't park it. They are either driving at a very very slow pace or way to fast for the built up area we live. In short they are an accident waiting to happen and with two local schools very close I dread to think what could happen.
I have made a report to DVLA and nothing has been done as they are still driving, I put kff making that report as I feel bad but they truly are dangerous on the road. Do I make another report to DVLA?

OP posts:
Haydenn · 19/04/2024 16:06

Do you have a local community police officer? They’re usually very helpful and they might be happy to keep an eye out and have a word with the driver or refer it themselves to the DVLA

DanielGault · 19/04/2024 16:05

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · 19/04/2024 16:01

@DanielGault op says elderly man at the start of her post

I was replying to someone else! They were moaning about he/they etc.

amylou8 · 19/04/2024 16:04

@DanielGault she identifies him as male 3 times in the first three sentences then switches to they.
I assumed it was multiple people driving.

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · 19/04/2024 16:01

@DanielGault op says elderly man at the start of her post

DanielGault · 19/04/2024 15:50

EmilyTjP · 19/04/2024 15:44

(I wish you’d say “he” instead of “they” - sounded like you were talking about multiple people initially)

YANBU - report again. Maybe try and get some video evidence.

Or it meant OP wasn't identifying whether they were male or female. Not that it matters for the purposes of their post.

EmilyTjP · 19/04/2024 15:44

(I wish you’d say “he” instead of “they” - sounded like you were talking about multiple people initially)

YANBU - report again. Maybe try and get some video evidence.

Greybeardy · 19/04/2024 15:39

that he is still driving doesn't necessarily mean the DVLA hasn't done anything (it may mean that he's just decided to carry on anyway).

TheShellBeach · 19/04/2024 15:07

Report to DVLA again.

Whatwillitbenext · 19/04/2024 15:04

Phone 101, explain you've reported to DVLA already. Is it taxed/mot/insured?

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