When is time to hang up the driving gloves for the final time - metaphorically speaking?

[Blaze]

@curtis I had to walk in a straight line, touch my toes - I told him I hadn't drunk anything
I think they just make something up to justify their time !

[curtis]

And there were only certain doctors that did this "special" test.

[Blaze]

And there were only certain doctors that did this "special" test.

Exactly !!

[DominicBest]

While we are on the subject when I get to 70 who do I tell The Brits or the French? as said if it a French/EU licence I need I don't want to lose any of the category's ie 7.5 Tonne, full Motorbike as well, might have a mid-life crisis and buy a Fat Tail Harley

Why would you lose either of those categories?

Because I have read on various forums about them been left off, either deliberately or by a mistake, the French only have a limit of 3.5 tonnes on a normal licence, hence most of the motorhomes are up to 3.5T. I suppose in France you would have have a Class 2 category for anything bigger.

Nothing should be left off unless you opt out of the categories that require a medical certificate. Neither trailers nor motorcycles require a medical so should be transferred. If they’re not there it will be corrected.

[curtis]

Most important to have a copy of your licence before you surrender. Have heard of categories not being transferred and refused afterwards as no proof.

[DaveW]

It has come as a great shock to many over 70’s that they can’t rent a hire car anymore.

I did hear a while back that you can't hire a car if over 70, but can't remember if that's UK or France. I can't find any French official/gouv site that actually says this.

I believe it’s the car hire companies who don’t want to take the insurance risk, I don’t think it has any thing to do with the ‘government’.

[Polly]

Well it would seem that Hertz and Avis in France are happy to rent vehicles to people who are 70+ years old . Or maybe it depends on the agency,; at Marseille airport renting through those two companies through Autoeurope was fine when 70+.

[exile]

Europcar seem to have no age restriction either.