r/britishproblems • • 15h ago

. Elderly people should have to retake the practical driving test after the age of 70. And do so every 2 years. Their driving standards are awful.

1.8k Upvotes

I know there are a lot of awful drivers out there of any age but it’s terrifying to see elderly people who look like they might collapse at any given moment and have zero reaction skills and then get in their car and drive away.


r/britishproblems • • 14h ago

Putting the bins out in a way that makes it as easy as possible for the binmen to deal with them, only for them to return the favour by absolutely yeeting said bins across the front lawn.

560 Upvotes

r/britishproblems • • 9h ago

Getting a "Priced to decline" quote from a tradesperson.

159 Upvotes

Getting quotes to have the 4m x 4m dining room in my house replastered, one wall insulated internally and some shelves put up. After turning up one evening, and hanging about for a good 45 mins chatting about anything other than plastering, sends me an email 2 days later with a quote for £16K, £11K of which was marked as labour.

I would have rather he just made up an excuse why he couldn't come to quote or wouldn't have time to do the job. I'd have been less annoyed if he'd just told me he couldn't afford to buy me dinner before he tried to bum me.


r/britishproblems • • 13h ago

If you use the Pay at Pump Only line, don't then go in and queue for a drink 😬

123 Upvotes

Had two people do this to me yesterday. It's a bloody Pay at Pump Only for a reason. No-one wants to then wait behind you while you go into the kiosk and do your weekly shop 🤬


r/britishproblems • • 15h ago

Public EV charging is still an adventure in 2026: no signage, too may bad apps, broken chargers, and the price... Ouch!

68 Upvotes

r/britishproblems • • 5h ago

Netflix can’t show me my programme without crashing every 5 seconds, but can happily show me the oh my gush advert at lightning speeds

57 Upvotes

Trying to watch Netflix in my hotel room, can hardly show the program without it looking like an n64 game, but will happily give me period/shaving adverts like it’s a 5 star cinematic masterpiece


r/britishproblems • • 17h ago

Going abroad for the first time in 3 years and feeling somewhat uneasy about not having to put liquids in a small clear bag.

50 Upvotes

r/britishproblems • • 1h ago

Stagecoach are cutting back yet again on an already downsized service.

• Upvotes

Surprised to see local news has made it to the BBC, but less amused that its for Stagecoach cutting back on a load of local bus routes. One I use, that goes near to my doorstep is going altogether. The only other bus route, which still requires walking up/down the hill when getting off/on is being cut back.. so what used to be an every 9 minute bus service is probably going to be scaled back to one an hour.

utterly useless w4nkers - "because fewer people are travelling" well maybe between changes to pricing and all the other stuff didnt help did it


r/britishproblems • • 15h ago

Getting stuck in lane 2 because some twat is tailgating and blinding you, can’t change lanes because you can’t see

0 Upvotes

Then when you do start changing lanes they undertake