washerboy Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 He has handed his licence in 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Blimey it took a while to convince him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Well, I bet for someone who has driven fighting ships it was a bit difficult to admit you didn't now need it now. Been a stalwart, played his part brilliantly over the years and provided loads of laughs and smiles. Saw him many moons ago carriage driving up at Holker, my wife asked me if there was any chance we might see him and the gent in the tattered deer stalker alongside her turned and smiled ..guess who.... saw him with his crew setting up the horses and he was just like any other bloke. Perhaps they should supply a car with reins as he was an expert with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hell of a shame the old dear Phil the Greek pulled out in front of did not have a dash cam she would have made a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) I'm a fan of the royals but at 97 it's twenty years past its use by date 😂 Edited February 9, 2019 by washerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Wonder if he uses his free bus pass like the rest of the old people of this country have got to do 😂 is it time we call it time for the royal family 🤫 Edited February 9, 2019 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, blackbird said: Is it time we call it time for the royal family 🤫 No. Get rid of the politicians instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Get rid of both I say 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, walshie said: No. Get rid of the politicians instead. Yes indeed.. Only time I was screaming regarding the royals is when the hunting ban came in, why couldn't they have stepped forward and aired their views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Unfortunately the royals are not meant to show no favouritism towards party politics or the likes How do you think they feel when they have to stand there with a sword and give Packham an honour knowing full well he is biased against all sporting persuits they follow Should give Philip the sword to do the honours on sunrise and prehaps he would have another accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 I can’t see he handed it in willingly, more likely the old bill made him in on the threat of prosecution..Old aristocrats don’t give up anything willingly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 hello, i thought to send him an email asking if i could buy his new replacement landy cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Why do you have AA membership or do you live near Ditchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 No matter who you are, it is a shame to have to end ones driving for such a reason. I have to admit to a degree of sympathy as as a 42 year old I was there but for the grace of God one morning in Poringland when trying to pull out of the cul-de-sac where I lived on to the main road and again it was the sun in my eyes plus the reflection off the wet road. Went to apologise to the guy who'd nearly ploughed into me and he was good enough to see (or not) my problem when he looked back from whence he'd come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 At least he still has acres and acres of estate to drive on, and a driver for those occasions he wants to venture further. It would mean the bus for most of us if no one else to get us about, and where I live there are no buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 True enough Scully his perks are superior to any one else ,same here vis a vis buses ,i cant get back from the nearest town after 8.30pm .Use public transport says HMG how says 70% of the U.K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 It looks like the price paid for the CPS not prosecuting him, was for him to hand in his driving licence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Phil the Greek will not be prosecuted Omg what a shock🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 well he should have been we would have,they may have said to him if you hand in your licence,you will not be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, mossy835 said: well he should have been we would have,they may have said to him if you hand in your licence,you will not be done. It is not an unusual stance for the police to take. My then 90 year old (now late) father-in-law, who had resisted all prior persuasion by my wife and me to stop driving, finally handed in his licence after he was given firm words of advice following a near miss on a roundabout (observed by a traffic car). His only explanation was that the roundabout hadn't been there the last time he had driven that road. Edited February 14, 2019 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 What purpose would a prosecution have served ? Apart from the Court costs, the hearing would have been held in his absence, nothing achieved by putting points onto a licence he no longer has, so, 'not in the Public Interest' ! I feel that the other parties involved will be, WELL,' suitably compensated ' . The passenger has already made a fortune out of the Daily Mirror and probably more to come (she may be working her way towards a Damehood ?). By the time the Insurance has paid out too, it could well have been a bit like a lottery win. The passenger claimed that "She now feels safer that Phillip is off the road". The driver of the car that she was in, was certainly not 'hanging around' when the collision occurred ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Bit of bad timing as he can'nt take her indoors out for a surprise valantyne meal tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 09/02/2019 at 19:55, blackbird said: Wonder if he uses his free bus pass like the rest of the old people of this country have got to do 😂 is it time we call it time for the royal family 🤫 Anyone fancy a president Corbin with second in command Diane Abbott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 14/02/2019 at 20:12, Westley said: What purpose would a prosecution have served ? Apart from the Court costs, the hearing would have been held in his absence, nothing achieved by putting points onto a licence he no longer has, so, 'not in the Public Interest' ! I feel that the other parties involved will be, WELL,' suitably compensated ' . The passenger has already made a fortune out of the Daily Mirror and probably more to come (she may be working her way towards a Damehood ?). By the time the Insurance has paid out too, it could well have been a bit like a lottery win. The passenger claimed that "She now feels safer that Phillip is off the road". The driver of the car that she was in, was certainly not 'hanging around' when the collision occurred ! Must take a lot of energy to roll a Royal Land Rover! Also interesting to note that the speed limit on that stretch of road has been dropped from 50 to 40 soon after the incident! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Must take a lot of energy to roll a Royal Land Rover! Suprisingly it can happen at quite low speeds, due to the high centre of gravity, a strike below this, by a vehicle with a low centre of gravity, going upwards is often the least resistive path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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