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 105 years old and still driving - VxFan
Harry Jamieson has clocked up more than two million miles since being given his ­driving licence in 1924 aged 17.

He never had to pass a driving test because it wasn’t introduced until 1935. Nevertheless his safety record is spotless: 88 years and not a single penalty point.

www.express.co.uk/posts/view/342006/Harry-s-still-driving-at-105

Harry, of Worthing, West Sussex, learnt to drive in an armoured Rolls-Royce before picking up his first car for £35 (£1,728 today) in 1928.

In the year Harry first got behind the wheel comedian Benny Hill was born and Lenin was buried.

Harry said: “I learnt to drive in an armoured car which weighed around seven tons so it was a lot different. Then I bought my first car which was a Singer 8. Then an Austin 10. I really loved that car, it was a classic. I have had many since, more than I dare to count.”

The retired electrician, a father of two and great-grandfather of five, now drives a red Ford Escort, itself a bit of a classic at more than 20 years old and having never broken down.
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