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Why do OAPs get offered cheap insurance?
By Admin on 05/06/2006 18:28:41
OAP plus car equals accident catalyst
dear has unloaded her shopping into her boot, got in the car, reversed and backed into the trolley she left behind her car. Er....what planet are you on? Obviously the one where trolleys head home after being molested by an OAP. But to top it off, she
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Drunk biker gets five years for OAP death
By Visordown News on 01/08/2008 09:35:53
Motorcyclist jailed and banned for five years following death of pensioner
A MOTORCYCLIST who refused a blood alcohol test following a fatal crash has been jailed for five years. Christopher Coe was more than two-and-a-half times over the legal limit when his motorcycle collided with pensioner Richard Flynn in May last year. Mr Flynn, 70, died by the si...
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OAP biker caught doing 138mph
By Visordown News on 25/02/2013 11:07:05
Scottish pensioner proves you're never too old...
A 70 YEAR-OLD man from Arbroath, Angus was caught riding at speeds of 138mph in March of last year on the A933, a 60mph zone.The court heard last week that pensioner Peter Elliot Farquhar, a retired painter, has held a clean licence for 54 years.His friend Roy Buick McPhee, a for...
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I'll go to jail says OAP parking ticket rebel
By Visordown News on 29/09/2008 12:14:11
60-year old biker fights council over 'unfair' parking charge
A SIXTY year old motorcyclist has said that he will go to prison rather than pay an "unfair" parking ticket given to him for parking his bike in a city centre.Leslie Nicholls from Staunton, said that has been parking his Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the bike stands outside in No...
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Bike racing champion in court over OAP death
By Visordown News on 06/11/2009 15:02:29
Alan Duffus appears in Dundee High Court over pensioner road death
A FORMER CHAMPION motorcycle racer has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a pensioner in a road accident. Alan Duffus, 62, yesterday denied racing his BMW against Grant Whyte, 22, on January 24 last year. Dundee High Court heard the pair were racing when Whyte lost...
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Speeding biker jailed over OAP death
By Visordown News on 05/11/2009 12:57:05
"My heart is broken, and nothing in this life will ever mend it"
A SPEEDING MOTORCYCLIST has been jailed for three years for causing the death of a 71-year-old pensioner.Martin Tyson, 26, was unlicenced and uninsured when he crashed his Kawasaki into Elizabeth Sugden in Redcar, Teesside, in December 2008, rpeorts today's BBC News.The pensione...
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Video: Motorcycle-mounted hit man opens fire on OAP couple
By Visordown News on 09/06/2010 08:24:01
Dramatic CCTV footage shows botched shooting in Bolton
GREATER MANCHESTER Police has released dramatic video footage of what they believe to be a bungled underworld assassination attempt, which has left an elderly couple fearing for their lives.Let's make it clear: these guys were using a motorcycle but they are not bikers, they give...
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85 year-old buys an 1199 Panigale
By Visordown News on 12/07/2012 09:04:00
The fastest OAP in Hungary
HUNGARIAN motorcyclist Mathyas Balint is the living embodiment of the saying 'age is but a number' after the 85 year-old picked up his brand new Ducati 1199 Panigale S.Balint was immediately attracted to the new Ducati superbike after it was unveiled at the EICMA show last year, ...
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Scooting pensioner gets police escort
By Tim Skilton on 27/07/2007 09:01:04
OAP flat out on dual carriageway jaunt
What the pensioner might have looked like, yesterdayA SCOOTER-RIDING pensioner was escorted from a national speed limit dual carriageway by police after a series of near misses, sources say.The disabled OAP was spotted powering his electric scooter
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Bike racer enters 60th year in competition
By Robin Goodwin on 11/05/2009 14:32:40
Bill Barley, 76, takes to the grasstrack scene once again after hip replacement surgery
‘MAD’ Bill Barley is looking to become the oldest motorbike racer in the country after renewing his racing licence, aged 76. Moving into his 60th year of competitive racing ‘Mad’ Bill, who competes in grass-track, got his nickname through a reputation for a fearless riding style ...
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