Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Still in the driving seat at 105

A 105-year-old woman from Scotland is believed to be the UK's oldest driver.

Sheila Thomson makes the 15-mile round trip in her Peugeot 106 from her home in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, to church in Invergowrie every Sunday.

Mrs Thomson has been driving for more than 70 years but has never sat a test because she first got behind the wheel before they were introduced.

She was born in 1902, the same year that Edward VII came to the throne after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. The year also saw the second Boer War end.

Update: She recently had a minor accident and lost her her 71-year no claims bonus.

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