Keith Limbert passed his driving test aged 79 (Picture: SWNS)

A devoted husband has finally passed his driving test aged 79 so he can ‘chauffeur’ his wife to hospital.

Keith Limbert, from Garforth, West Yorkshire, had driving lessons as a young man but never got around to taking his test.

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Wife Anne, 79, did all the driving for the majority of their 58-year long marriage.

But Keith got back behind the wheel again after his childhood sweetheart suffered a life-changing stroke in October 2015.


The stroke left Anne unable to drive, so Keith went back to driving school and after two failed attempts, he finally got to tear up his L-plates.

He can now chauffeur the love of his life to his heart’s content (Picture: SWNS)

Keith now takes his wife for a spin in his Vauxhall Corsa every day.



They’ll happily wander to the garden centre or simply park up and ‘watch the world go by’.

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His new licence also means he can drive Anne to hospital, where she gets treatment for breast cancer having been diagnosed for a second time 18 months ago.

He said: ‘My wife drove me around for 40 years, she passed first time in 1972 and I didn’t know how good I had it.

‘She would take me to race meetings and that meant I could have a drink…or two.

Keith took up the challenge after his wife’s stroke in 2015 (Picture: SWNS)

‘I was chauffeur driven to be honest.

‘She has looked after me long enough and I think it’s about time for me to look after her now. I owe her.’

The outgoing pensioner, who lifts weights in his spare time, said age doesn’t limit what he can do.

He added: ‘I don’t feel like I am 79 at all.’

Hands at 10 and 2, Keith (Picture: SWNS)

Keith and Anne met when they were 16 and went on to have three children and three grandchildren together.

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They are now enjoying a ‘new lease of life’ according to their eldest daughter Shelly Bennett, 54.

She said: ‘After mum’s stroke, things changed for everybody.

‘Now dad being able to drive has given them a new lease of life.’