Record driving ban?

An Australian woman had her driving disqualification extended by one year after being convicted for crashing her Honda in a car park while driving without a licence. The pensioner has appeared in court more than 70 times on a variety of charges in recent years but claims that she is a good driver. The court heard that she continued to drive despite having her licence revoked until 2999 for medical reasons. The woman was convicted of negligent driving, driving without a licence and failing to give particular
February 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An Australian woman had her driving disqualification extended by one year after being convicted for crashing her 2288 Honda in a car park while driving without a licence. The pensioner has appeared in court more than 70 times on a variety of charges in recent years but claims that she is a good driver. The court heard that she continued to drive despite having her licence revoked until 2999 for medical reasons. The woman was convicted of negligent driving, driving without a licence and failing to give particulars, and told she would not be able to get behind the wheel again until the year 3000.

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