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Elderly motorist who’s been driving without a licence for 72 years pulled over by police
He first got behind the wheel at the age of twelve
An elderly motorist was found to have been driving without a licence for more than seven decades when he was pulled over this week.
The eighty-four-year-old pensioner was approached by police when number-plate recognition cameras flagged up his Mini One as it pulled up next to a Tesco Extra in Bulwell, Nottingham, on Wednesday evening.
But much to the officers’ surprise, the driver, who was reportedly unsteady on his feet and hard of hearing, revealed that he was born in 1938 and had been driving with no licence since he was twelve-years-old.
In that staggering time period, the man insists he has never been caught by police or involved in any accidents… Though the credibility to these claims are admittedly a bit questionable.
Bulwell, Rise Park and Highbury Vale Police shared their astonishing discovery onto Facebook, writing: “We can’t quite believe what happened next, as the driver, who was born in 1938 (!!), coughed that he had been driving with no licence and no insurance, since he was 12 (yes TWELVE) years old…..and somehow had managed to never be stopped by the police. (We’ll let you do the maths!!).
“Thankfully he had never had an accident, caused anyone an injury, and never made anyone lose out financially, by hitting them whilst uninsured!”
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The force concluded its post by warning other drivers of the accuracy of its number-plate recognition cameras, writing: “Due to the increased number of ANPR camera’s in Nottingham, even on the small trips, you are likely to hit a camera, so make sure your documents are in order…..because it will catch up with you…..one day…..”.
The Facebook post was quick to garner an array of comments from amused social media users, many of whom applauded the driver for his ‘excellent’ driving record.
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One person questioned: “Talk about pushing your luck. That has got be some sort of record surely?”
Another wrote: “How has he got away with that, can’t be too many people who have been driving longer than that without a licence. Rather dangerous but I strangely admire him.”
The police are yet to confirm whether the man was charged, though they did confirm to one social media user that they were ‘gentle’ with him.
The force replied: “We were gentle with him. however, this chap was hard of hearing, his reactions were poor and he was very unsteady on his feet.
“He was potentially not safe driving now, even if he was ‘road legal’.”
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Dad accidentally buys 60 pairs of reading glasses
‘He thought the packaging was a little excessive’
A dad accidentally bought 60 pairs of reading glasses after misreading an order.
The dad has gone viral on Twitter for his massive order of reading spectacles. He was left baffled as to why the parcel was so full when it arrived at his address on Sunday March 26th, leaving his son in stitches.
Tom Arnold, 61, from Perranporth in Cornwall, thought he’d only ordered one pack to share with his wife — not a whole shop’s worth. Radio and podcast host, Chris Arnold could not stop laughing as he witnessed his dad open the parcel with a bewildered look on his face.
The viral tweet read: “My Dad has accidentally bought 60 pairs of reading glasses off the internet after misreading the quantity of his order.”
Speaking about the mishap, Chris said: “I just found it hilarious, he said he thought the packaging was excessive, then he opened it up and the box was full.
“He seemed confused as to what had happened. We looked at the order and he had ordered 12 packs instead of one, as they were for him and my mum, plus spares. The order came to over £100 but he’s managed to get a refund!”
He described the incident as ‘very funny indeed’, saying it ‘cheered up’ him and his family. As the tweet went viral and accumulated thousands of likes, Specsavers jumped in on the banter as they tweeted: “Do we even need to say it?”
Chris joked in reply: “At this point guys, I don’t think you do. P.S. Are you interested in buying 59 pairs of reading glasses off my dad?”
They hilariously replied: “If you can’t shift them you might want to consider adding an extra 118 eyes to your dad’s face.”
Specsavers tweeted an update on the situation: “The glasses have been safely returned, but Chris’ dad deserves a bit of good luck. How about a free eye test and a brand-new pair of glasses for good measure?
“You really should’ve gone to Specsavers.”
Aldi is now selling wearable sleeping bags for ultimate comfort — they even have arm and leg sections.
If you love to go to budget supermarket Aldi and have a wander over to the middle aisle, you’ll know you can find all sorts of handy and unusual things to buy.
Aldi shopper and TikTok user Paris de Jager sharedwith her followers how she picked up a wearable sleeping bag ‘onesie’, that even has leg and arm sections.
The social media user upload a video to her TikTok account @parisdejager showing her modelling the bright pink seasonal must have.
She wrote in a caption: “The sleeping bag one-z you never knew you needed until now.”
She ‘catwalked’ in her home as she showed off her incredible new bag suit by Adventuridge, looking ‘snug as a bug’.
Her video has racked up over 137k likes and many people were amazed at her incredible Aldi find.
Her followers flocked to comment and rave about the hot pink cosy number.
One said: “might just have to purchase for DofE.” Another added: “need for weekends.”
And a third joked: “Glastonbudget.” A fourth chimed in : “My reading outfit sorted.”
Aldi launched a similar wearable sleeping bag last year, and it weren’t long before the cosy suit sold out online.
You can purchase a wearable sleeping bag in time for festival season here.
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