Isn’t that what the Government want?
Originally the retirement age was 65 and as said, not many would reach it etc.
So they have then raised it…
I’m 40 now, and I bet between now and my retirement age, I think they’ll be raising it again.
IN THE HOPE WE NEVER EACH THAT EITHER - SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO PAY OUT ANY STATE PENSIONS ETC!!! 
Work to live - live to work??
More like work 'til you DIE these days!!!
corij:
raymundo:
corij:
iv always thought that you should be forced to retire at 65 by law. as said above this would free up jobs currently being hogged by oldies.That’s a load of crap !! and see if you still say the same when and if you get to that age and still fit and alert enough to do the job
YOUR opinions are a load of ill informed crap but do you hear me bangin on about it ?
Said he who advocated on another thread to ‘shoot Police dead’ 
I reckon it’s an individual thing. My Dad is 79 and as fit as a biddy. When he was 70 we visited Omaha beach in Normandy, he romped up that hill like a 30 yr old, with me behind him panting 
He doesn’t drive trucks any more, but I don’t doubt for a minute that he would still be ok and capable.
Other guys his age, and younger are completely knackered so everybody of that age can not come under the same rules.
The new rules regarding retirement mean that I should work till I’m 67! I’ve never been out of work since I left school (52 now) I plan to finish at 60! No ‘extra’ pension just forward planning from age 20ish. I’ve had enough work already but can’t realistically afford to retire right now.
I want to enjoy retirement while I can still enjoy things etc.
As said previous, let the young ones work. Times are changing and they, (some/most) are willing to have a crack.
dri-diddly-iver:
The new rules regarding retirement mean that I should work till I’m 67! I’ve never been out of work since I left school (52 now) I plan to finish at 60! No ‘extra’ pension just forward planning from age 20ish. I’ve had enough work already but can’t realistically afford to retire right now.I want to enjoy retirement while I can still enjoy things etc.
As said previous, let the young ones work. Times are changing and they, (some/most) are willing to have a crack.
I hope you manage it and commend your forward planning.
As Robroy said it should be an individual thing, I’m 49 and enjoy my work (well mostly) and have a chance to move on as there is a bit of a career ladder in the job I do, so if I’m lucky and my health hold up and things go well I’d like to keep working although as it also has the prospected of going completely ■■■■ up, I might change my mind. 
Notimetoulouse:
you can thank our wonderful goverments for raiding all our pension funds, presiding over economic resecions etc so we all end up working until we drop instead of retiring at 60/65
You can also thank the thick tossers who make little or no provision whatsoever, instead assuming that the State pension will somehow cover all their outgoings and allow them to enjoy their retirement, or that a couple of thousand in the bank and the title deeds to their house will somehow magically pay for 20, 30 or more years of leisure…
YES.
End of argument.
trubster:
YES.End of argument.
This is trucknet, there is no such thing as the end of an argument. 
ROG:
raymundo:
And don’t forget the many younger truck drivers who go for a medical with some doctor in a pub cark who has no knowledge of their medical history but appears to be fit enough on the day.That could easily be remedied if there was a law that your own GP must do the medical at a reasonable max cost - say £50
My ‘own’ GP… A yes, I vaguely remember him. Signed on with that surgery 15 years ago. Maybe saw him once in ten years. Been nfa for about 5 yearz now…
Should I ring him?
There’s as many 27 year old HGV licence holders who shouldn’t be allowed within a mile of a lorry as 77 year old lorry drivers that are perfectly fit and able and want to carry on.
They might just know a thing or two about how to drive a lorry properly too.
We joined the communists this week or summat, compulsory retirement so the youngsters, many of whom seem unable to find the good jobs without someone holding their hands and leading them, can have what they haven’t earned and may never do…
My late grandmother lived and worked in The City of London when she was in her 90s. She always enjoyed helping confused old ladies across the road and they would say (whiny old dear voice) I’m 75 you know…)
An Aunt was a district councillor and chairman of the committee that supervised old peoples homes. When she went on inspections - most of the residents were younger than she was.
We used to have compulsory retirement at 65 over here, but then they said you don’t have to go, now it’s going up and up before you can claim a pension. I’d love to go back to work (never thought I’d say that) but health problems have put the tin lid on that. I was chatting to a taxi truck driver back in 06 or 07 and it turned out he was 90 
Wonder if he’s still going.
Peoples circumstances are all different , I bet there are a lot of people carrying debt etc still from the recession or have a bad pension or none at all . Working on in to retirement gives them some dignity as some people blame them selves when it all goes wrong like it did for many , also if they have lost a partner working keeps them mixing with other people and not getting depressed etc.
I’m 68 and have not driven (agency) for a year. I still do 4 external Traffic Manager jobs which legally precludes any other work. I intend to renew my licence annually until they have me put down. DVLA pays for my two yearly cardio treadmill test. I reclaim the cost of my medical (£120 with my GP or £50 with another GP, plus travel and subsistence) on my annual self assessment tax return. I regard this all as a free private medical consultation where I can, informally, bring up any other health concerns. I avidly support the NHS and hope that my action relieves the NHS of a burden. I guess that an actuarial analysis would show youthful exuberance outweighs geriatric sudden collapse as a cause of accidents.
It should be judged by individual circumstances, I know a few drivers in their 70’s that are probably fitter than some in their 40’s, if they are fit and willing to continue to work let them carry on, you get the best advise out of some of these drivers that have been doing the job that long, it’s more the many extremely obese drivers you see these days that worry me, we all get a pot belly in this job due to working and eating habits but when you see one going down the road with the wheel stuck in their guts or struggling for breath just climbing out of the cab you have to think are they really safe to be on the road,
I ain’t a fattist or anything but I know I would rather employ a fit 70 year old than someone in there 40’s or 50’s that look like they are going to drop woth a heart attack just walking across the yard
no if your fit enough and want to work why not?
I have a few old boys who do the odd day here and there to supplement the pittance they get for a pension!
ROG:
We are likely to hear more cases like this due to the compulsory age retirement laws being changedI may be old school but I reckon we should all be made to retire at a certain age which would then allow more jobs for those youngsters starting out
+1
I wonder; what percentage of the general public realise that there are 70 something year old’s driving HGV’s. I think most of them would be horrified!
I think you should have your vocational licence categories taken of you, upon national retirement age.
Juddian:
There’s as many 27 year old HGV licence holders who shouldn’t be allowed within a mile of a lorry as 77 year old lorry drivers that are perfectly fit and able and want to carry on.They might just know a thing or two about how to drive a lorry properly too.
We joined the communists this week or summat, compulsory retirement so the youngsters, many of whom seem unable to find the good jobs without someone holding their hands and leading them, can have what they haven’t earned and may never do…
Yes, but the 77 year old is more likely to drop dead behind the wheel, than the 27 year old. [emoji16]