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@woojr I hesitate to post what I am about to say the way I feel it must be said, but here goes: You can, and probably should, rat out your mum to the State licensing bureau, and also to her insurers. For everyone's sake, everyone conceivable who might have a shared interest in her being removed from behind a driving wheel, this must be done. Take the keys and visit the local dealerships if you must. With a recent photo. Take her DL out of her purse, and either destroy it or return it to the licensing bureau as the local rules/laws apply. She won't replace it easily, not with an updated record, and the dealerships won't let her complete a purchase without seeing a valid DL.
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@gloaming thank you for your posting. I believe that a physician has the right to report a person if they believe their driving privledges should be suspended. Or they can be anonymously reported. My father’s doctor did that. Other people are at risk, not just the person who may have to hang up the keys
Gratefully there is uber, lyft, my area has bus service for elderly. I’d save a lot on car insurance, repairs and fuel, ev or gas, when the time comes. Hope I remember that when the time comes. I’d rather give up my license than have it taken away.
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Not having a driver's license or insurance doesn't stop one from driving, and forcing the loss of either can have more serious ramifications. This is a tread carefully situation.