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Mandatory Drive Test Every 10 Years

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    #32
    Berserker
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    Dowl88 wrote: »
    If you get six penalty points on your license you should be made retake it.

    I would go with this too. The standard of driving is dreadful on the road. Far too many people think that driving is a right, not a privilege.
    dj jarvis wrote: »
    same could be said for your school or uni exams , sit them once , then never do them again , well you dont need to sit them again because you are using what you learned everyday , same with driving

    And what about the people who never sat a test in the first place? Remember the licence give away? Do you not think that they should sit a test? As I said above, those who have built up penalty points, should have to re-sit it. If you have 6 or more points, you are not a competent driver.


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    #33
    VinLieger
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    Mandatory test every 5 years after 60 and every 2 years after 80


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    #34
    The Pheasant2
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    Are our road deaths even that high? Tbh I think the N plate is already a step too far...I honestly found my driving test more stressful than my Leaving and hope I never have to do it again.

    Absolutely 0 chance I would support this.


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    #35
    scudzilla
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    Not a full test every 10yrs, just a small mini test, fail it and you have to do a full one.

    When ya get to 65 ya have to automatically retake a full test, then again at 70, then every 2yrs after that.

    Old people deteriorate so rapidly but of course no TD would ever propose that, as they'd lose the vote of the grannies overnight


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    #36
    dj jarvis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭dj jarvis


    Berserker wrote: »
    I would go with this too. The standard of driving is dreadful on the road. Far too many people think that driving is a right, not a privilege.



    And what about the people who never sat a test in the first place? Remember the licence give away? Do you not think that they should sit a test? As I said above, those who have built up penalty points, should have to re-sit it. If you have 6 or more points, you are not a competent driver.

    as i said in another post , if they were handed a licence through no fault of their own ,and have no points , then they are probably good drivers seeing they have their licence still , after nearly 40 years.

    punish the ones who display bad driving skills - as they do in most country's


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    #37
    Berserker
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    scudzilla wrote: »
    Old people deteriorate so rapidly but of course no TD would ever propose that, as they'd lose the vote of the grannies overnight

    Old people can be overly cautious. I have noticed a serious increase in overly aggressive driving over the past few years. Aggression is just as dangerous, if not more. I take the back roads to work and some of the overtaking I see is bordering on ridiculous. (continuous white lines, overtaking on sharp bends, overtaking more than one vehicle at once)


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