Elderly and driving priveleges

Aleksin_Isä · Post by **Aleksin_Isä** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:22 pm

My wife's father is 79 and has dementia. He hasn't been driving for 5 years but now he wants to drive again. Is there an agency to notify about this? I don't think he is capable of driving and it would be awful if he hurt himself or someone else.

Please advise. Kiitos ja terveisiä!

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Rip · Post by **Rip** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:18 pm

Aleksin_Isä wrote:My wife's father is 79 and has dementia. He hasn't been driving for 5 years but now he wants to drive again. Is there an agency to notify about this? I don't think he is capable of driving and it would be awful if he hurt himself or someone else.

Please advise. Kiitos ja terveisiä!

Does he have driving licence? It expires at age of 70 and after that age can be given for at most five years at a time.

(I assume the part of the problem is that you wish not offend him and therefore prefer to use legal obstacles instead personal knowledge of his health as much as possible. Lack of licence would be a good starting point)

CH · Post by CH » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:25 am

You could talk to his doctor. Doctors are mandatory reporters to the police, if they have a patient that no longer is capable of driving.
http://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/ ... endocument

But yes, first check if he even has a valid driver's license.

jas_rho · Post by **jas_rho** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:02 am

Lack of a driver's license isn't something that can stop someone from driving if they really want to. Take away the keys or get rid of their car.

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