People you simply can't imagine ever driving

People you simply can't imagine ever driving

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Thankyou4calling

Original Poster:

10,595 posts

172 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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There are some people who, for various reasons you just can't ever picture driving.

I'll start with Roman Abramovich.

There must be plenty of others.

motco

15,919 posts

245 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Don't know if he ever does, but I don't want to be around in the event!

David87

6,648 posts

211 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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My sister. It'd be a fking disaster. hehe

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Thankyou4calling said:
There are some people who, for various reasons you just can't ever picture driving.

I'll start with Roman Abramovich.

There must be plenty of others.
I've actually seen him driving. An Audi Q7 from memory.

ClaphamGT3

11,269 posts

242 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Theresa May - constantly muttering 'strong and stable' as she lurches to the right and into the path of oncoming traffic

48k

12,978 posts

147 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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Stephen Hawking

Nickp82

3,165 posts

92 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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48k said:
Stephen Hawking
Eh? He drives much more regularly than most of us, just in a smaller vehicle and shorter distances.....

ging84

8,828 posts

145 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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This old lady

PF62

3,575 posts

172 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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ging84 said:
This old lady
And this story from the UK's former Saudi ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles in his memoirs -

"You are not supposed to repeat what the Queen says in private conversation. But the story she told me on that occasion was one that I was also to hear later from its subject - Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - and it is too funny not to repeat.

Five years earlier, in September 1998, Abdullah had been invited up to Balmoral, for lunch with the Queen. Following his brother King Fahd's stroke in 1995, Abdullah was already the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. After lunch, the Queen had asked her royal guest whether he would like a tour of the estate. Prompted by his Foreign Minister, the urbane Prince Saud, an initially hesitant Abdullah agreed.

The royal Land Rovers were drawn up in front of the castle. As instructed, the Crown Prince climbed into the front seat of the front Land Rover, with his interpreter in the seat behind.

To his surprise, the Queen climbed into the driving seat, turned the ignition and drove off. Women are not - yet - allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah was not used to being driven by a woman, let alone a queen. His nervousness only increased as the Queen, an Army driver in wartime, accelerated the Land Rover along the narrow Scottish estate roads, talking all the time. Through his interpreter, the Crown Prince implored the Queen to slow down and concentrate on the road ahead."

stoocake

330 posts

171 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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That's a brilliant story, cheers for posting!


MitchT

15,788 posts

208 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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No mention of Diane Abbott yet? Imagine her trying to resolve the big numbers in the round signs at the side of the road with the little ones in the instrument binnacle!

wst

3,494 posts

160 months

Sunday 23rd July 2017
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The Queen doesn't f about either, she's pretty tidy with the gearbox on that ol' V8 Defender.

grumpyscot

1,277 posts

191 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Prince Andrew, since he has no need to drive - he uses a helicopter (paid by the public) to go to his various golf courses.

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Rik Waller. I don't know why. He just seems like he wouldn't be too into it

Caroline Lucas. I'm disappointed that I even know who she is




berlintaxi

8,535 posts

172 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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ClaphamGT3 said:
Theresa May - constantly muttering 'strong and stable' as she lurches to the right and into the path of oncoming traffic
With half the passengers screaming and the other half laughing manically as she heads straight off the cliff.

Konan

1,817 posts

145 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Stevie Wonder.

I've just said that in the hope that somebody attacks Google and find's that he's had a go.

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

167 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Jimmy Recard said:
Rik Waller.
Kerist, that's a name I haven't heard for over a decade. Off to Google!

Muddle238

3,871 posts

112 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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The Kardashians. Zero concept of the real world, most likely equates to zero concept, ability or awarness about driving.

oceanview

1,511 posts

130 months

Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Jacob Rees-mogg