U.K. Man Drove 72 Years Without License

[Warstud]

Police couldn't believe it when they pulled over a motorist to discover he had been driving without a licence for 72 years, since he was 12.
The elderly driver admitted he had been driving cars since the 1950s without a licence or insurance and had never had an accident in all those years.
The man, aged in his 80s, was stopped by cops driving a blue Mini next to Tesco Extra in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire., on Wednesday evening (Wednesday, January 26).

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-drove-72-years-without-22901793

 

[JHZR2]

Surprised he could register the car and get plates without proof of insurance.

 

[JMJNet]

It just proved that it takes a car to drive not driver's license.

 

[DriveHard]

Surprised he could register the car and get plates without proof of insurance.

In Iowa you legally need to carry insurance, but they don't check for it to register a car.

 

[Hall]

Surprised he could register the car and get plates without proof of insurance.

I'm guessing someone (family member, most likely) actually owned the car.

 

[Blagoje]

It's like my high school football coach told me, "it's not illegal unless you get caught." A few years later was voted in as our county Sheriff

 

[RooflessVW]

I can buy a car, insure it, and register it in NC without a driver's license. All legally, no loopholes.

 

[Finklejag]

Come to Portland Oregon. You don’t need a license, insurance, and plates to drive around and the city commissioners told the police they can’t pull you over for it. It’s a progressive utopia.

 

[RooflessVW]

Come to Portland Oregon. You don’t need a license, insurance, and plates to drive around and the city commissioners told the police they can’t pull you over for it. It’s a progressive utopia.

Sounds like a libertarian's wet dream

 

[Cujet]

Here in Florida, we require proof of insurance for registration. Unfortunately, this does not apply to those of international origin.

 

[Hall]

Here in Florida, we require proof of insurance for registration. Unfortunately, this does not apply to those of international origin.

In Ohio, you sign on a line saying "yeah, I have insurance". The state does randomly spot-check registered owners though and require you to actually show your proof. They will ask for proof during a past period though so you can't just sign up for insurance after you get the letter and use that as your proof.