Age not a reason revoke licences

Motoring authorities may have to carry out medical tests on the elderly before removing their driving licences in future. The development has arisen after a 78-year-old woman who caused a three-car pile-up won a High Court battle for the right to drive again. Georgina Frances Hitchen had her licence revoked after she “forgot” where a junction was, causing an accident involving three cars and a tree in March 2012. However, the decision by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to remove Ms Hitchen’s licence was quashed by a High Court judge, who ruled that “age alone is not a reason to remove a licence”.