An elderly couple spent 15 hours trying to get home to Knaresborough after getting lost during a trip to a caravan dealer in Thirsk.
The 96-year-old driver and his 90-year-old partner were stopped by police in the early hours of this morning after reports of a car being driven “all over the road” at speeds of between 20mph to 25mph on the A168 near Thirsk.
Police said the car continued on the A168 at Dishforth towards Boroughbridge still travelling at low speeds.
The car was stopped just prior to Roecliffe Industrial Estate Roundabout at 4.40am.
Officers said the pair were both “equally lost and confused” and were just trying to get home.
They told officers they had set off from home in Knaresborough at 2pm on Sunday to go to a caravan dealer at Thirsk — a place they had been many times before — but got lost on the way.
A police spokesperson said: “We confirmed they hadn’t been to visit anyone or go anywhere else, not out for tea — they’d just been trying to get home but were lost and confused nearly 15 hours after setting off.
“Obviously we took them home.
“We submitted forms to DVLA over medical concerns we have over the driver and very strongly advised him to stop driving for his and everyone else’s safety.
“It’s a difficult conversation to have, but be honest with your relatives and friends you have medical concerns over — tell them to stop and report them to DVLA.
“This driver was nearly 15 hours into a 40-minute journey, the ending could have been much worse.”
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