What age is the oldest driver you know? I work with a 75 year old and he’s an excellent driver, only does local now for understandable reasons but I couldn’t help but admire it when I saw him jacking it in to a fairly tight space the blindside last week. He’d put a lot of youngsters to shame. 
That Pension Shame forces many to keep working.
Tris:
What age is the oldest driver you know? I work with a 75 year old and he’s an excellent driver, only does local now for understandable reasons but I couldn’t help but admire it when I saw him jacking it in to a fairly tight space the blindside last week. He’d put a lot of youngsters to shame.
Of course he would put youngsters to shame, he will have been doing it before they, and maybe their dads were born.
I let my licence lapse
Just passed 69 a week ago & am thinking of renewing my licence
Getting fed up with sitting behind a desk
IT literate so can probably hack the tacho/limiter etc. just like analog & paper 
My dad is 79 in September and still tramping
The oldest I have had attend a DCPC course is 84. Really nice bloke with lots of stories to tell and always had a little gathering around at break time as he told his tales of driving in far off lands. Definitely what you would describe as ‘old school’ - didn’t like the rules and regulations we have today.
He had retired but was bored so was going back on containers … easy work he said 
He reckoned DVLA usually have his licence longer than he does because of the annual medicals and length of time it takes them to process it each year 
As soon as he gets it back - it’s time to start the process again.
Good on him …
I’m 73 in a couple of months and have been doing two night trunks a week since I “Retired” at age 60.
I have had no trouble passing my D4 every year and I am feeling well enough to pass again this time around.
Apart from type 2 diet controlled diabetes, I’m not on ANY medication, and this last couple of years I’ve had cataracts replaced and laser treatment so I no longer need spectacles.
It’s only working that keeps me alive!
bestbooties:
It’s only working that keeps me alive!
I think this is actually quite true. I’ve known many blokes ‘retire’ only to either kick the bucket a few years later; or become so bored an depressed that they have a horrible time.
working, or having a keen hobby, I think keeps the mind and body active.
I know a driver who has just turned 77…
he used to have his own haulage business.
he now does a couple of shifts a week.
he keeps saying he isn’t gonna bother “next year”
but he is as fit as a butchers dog, and just takes it in his stride.
Tony Bradfield retired about a year ago, 83 and was still doing two Morocco’s a month as an O/D, been doing that for nearly twenty years, now that takes some beating.
Ossie
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bestbooties:
It’s only working that keeps me alive!I think this is actually quite true. I’ve known many blokes ‘retire’ only to either kick the bucket a few years later; or become so bored an depressed that they have a horrible time.
working, or having a keen hobby, I think keeps the mind and body active.
Possibly true with some but certainly not all. I have several friends who are happily retired and a couple who are miserable.
I honestly think a lot of truck drivers do not retire because they cannot afford to which is a great shame.
All boils down to having enough money to lead a comfortable lifestyle and having plenty to keep you busy.
Luckily I am in that category and have been almost fully retired for 4 years and loving every minute of it.
Live to work or work to live?
had an older chap of 74 work for me last year - flew through his assessment and was another if I sit at home too long the wife finds me jobs/this pays for my holiday (only done 2/3 days a week).
We have 8 past retirement 4 over 70 and a couple of them still tramp crazy ■■■■■■■■