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Should there be a maximum age for drivers?

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Should there be a maximum age for drivers?

82-year-old Denis Leighton set off from his house in Windsor on Monday evening, he was heading round the M25 to his daughter's house in Swanley, a journey that should take just under an hour.

Two days later Mr Leighton was found in his car in South London. He had got terribly lost and both his family and the police were understandably extremely worried about him.

Are older drivers a hazard to themselves and others?

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Laura's been having pioneering treatment in America. The tumour has shrunk to a third of its size. She is hoping it will prove to be a miracle cure.

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  • Thu 15 Dec 2011 09:00