DVLA

[TEMPLER]

I am p... of with dvla I am an hgv driver I have to have medical every 12 months I have to see 2 doctors and the a diabetic doctor (great safety first) according to DVLA the nearist diabetic doctor (on there list ) is 120 mile round trip away????? . I am lucky My ony doctor is a diabetic specialist but he is not on there list ?
and the doctor i had to see was to say the least useles HE DID NOT CHEAK MY I.D. DID NOT KNOW HOW TO OPPERATE MY METER AND FILLED IN THE FORM INCRECTLY it will now take 6 momths+ to get my HGV back, What is DVLA on ??? A GO SLOW

 

[ally1]

sorry the dr was incompitent

 

[noblehead]

Very annoying, if it's the Dr's fault why is it going to take 6 months+ to get your licence renewed, seems very unfair that you should suffer for someone else's mistake.

 

[TEMPLER]

the Dr is "always right" DVLA I have now got to see 2 doctors and a diabetic Dr and the time it takes to send a repliy to each Dr report is about 8 weeks.
After seeing the last one it tuck them 7 weeks to tell me I was unfit to Drive an HGV(although the report was incorect) the mind boggels this is 40 ton I am driving about ( I am very strict with my diabetes as it could be fatel) the alam bell should ring THIS IS PEOPLES LIVE'S THEY ARE PUTING AT RISK

 

[izzzi]

Hi, Templier,
This is stupid what your going through.
You have probably gone through the usual channels (Customer Complaint Resolution Team ) followed by (Chief Executive complaint review). Now many HGV drivers have to complete Periodic Training.

Best of luck and hope all is resolved asap.

 

[noblehead]

the Dr is "always right" DVLA I have now got to see 2 doctors and a diabetic Dr and the time it takes to send a repliy to each Dr report is about 8 weeks.
After seeing the last one it tuck them 7 weeks to tell me I was unfit to Drive an HGV(although the report was incorect) the mind boggels this is 40 ton I am driving about ( I am very strict with my diabetes as it could be fatel) the alam bell should ring THIS IS PEOPLES LIVE'S THEY ARE PUTING AT RISK

It seems rather unfair that you should go through all the procedures again due to the fault of the Dr not filling in the form correctly, have the DVLA acknowledged that it was the Dr's mistake?

As izzi says, take your complaint up with them and ask why ou need to see these Dr's again through no fault of your own.

 

[TEMPLER]

Hi, Templier,
This is stupid what your going through.
You have probably gone through the usual channels (Customer Complaint Resolution Team ) followed by (Chief Executive complaint review). Now many HGV drivers have to complete Periodic Training.

Best of luck and hope all is resolved asap.

Hi to all,
I already have my CPC Training cert, this is valid until 2019 this is form of trianing for HGV dirvers which has to be done in 5 , 8 hour parts to say that you are competent to drive (the first 2 parts were in a class room the teacher who was 20, you have to be 21 to get an HGV theses are the rules abide by them or don't work).
Now to get my licence back I have to reapliy to DVLA and start all over again on meddical forms which DVLA have to post to me, they were reqused 11 days ago still waiting

 

[dilbert56]

Driver CPC? Money for old rope. Thanks EU.

 

[TEMPLER]

Just think, driver cpc trinning costs £75 per 8 hour day x5 =£375 + loss of ernings for 5 days and every HGV driver in the uk has go to do it or be band of the road. were's all the money go?
As some people will know I have just had my app pack from DVLA and with the forms I had to down load 34 pages have just been sent to reaply for my licence( 8/9/14) lets see how long it takes them to send them back to fill in again but this time my Dr has to sign and not me( they are the same forms)

 

[denbo]

I had to reapply for my HGV last sept 2013 took til April 2014 to get it back DVLA sent me sum
Paper work so I cud carry on drivin the firm I went to get a job with Wudnt except it I emailed the chief executive Oliver Morley ov the DVLA and also got diabetes uk involved cus I ad no job the DVLA certainly don't rush well it's due up agen April 2015 but I'm one step a head this time as I will be seein my consultant before my renewal and I've been to the opticians this July so hopin it won't take a ling Nxt yr but who knows

 

[denbo]

And tha cpc is a farce just a money makin racket for the governent I'd say there's a shortage ov HGV drivers as no one wants to do this job anymore where I live they r askin for retired HGV drivers

 

[donnellysdogs]

Salaries dropped for distribution drivers.... Perhaps that a reason why there a shortage? Also depends where you live...a lot of our driver jobs are now taken up by non native british persons and this has enabled the distribution companies to cut the wages paid. Therefore less enthusiasm for jobs in driving.

 

[TEMPLER]

I had to reapply for my HGV last sept 2013 took til April 2014 to get it back DVLA sent me sum
Paper work so I cud carry on drivin the firm I went to get a job with Wudnt except it I emailed the chief executive Oliver Morley ov the DVLA and also got diabetes uk involved cus I ad no job the DVLA certainly don't rush well it's due up agen April 2015 but I'm one step a head this time as I will be seein my consultant before my renewal and I've been to the opticians this July so hopin it won't take a ling Nxt yr but who knows

This I tride as was told by DVLA that my eye site field test must be done no longer than 6 weeks prier to my licence expirey date and I had to see An optichan of there choseing

 

[denbo]

This I tride as was told by DVLA that my eye site field test must be done no longer than 6 weeks prier to my licence expirey date and I had to see An optichan of there choseing

As long as you av yr eyes checked every 12mths this shudnt b a problem unless they av moved the goal posts once agen well mines due up agen Nxt April so I'll b ringin for tne forms in feb as it takes em ages sort out

 

[TEMPLER]

O MY GOD DVLA have just given my apointment to see a Dr of there choseing in a place called standlake (oxford) I live in cannock (staffs)
upon asking DVLA ancer this is the nearist diabetic Dr (on our list) to you . 250 miles round trip fail to atend will result in your car/bike licence
being revoced?????????????????????

 

[denbo]

O MY GOD DVLA have just given my apointment to see a Dr of there choseing in a place called standlake (oxford) I live in cannock (staffs)
upon asking DVLA ancer this is the nearist diabetic Dr (on our list) to you . 250 miles round trip fail to atend will result in your car/bike licence
being revoced?????????????????????

Hi templier I av to go through the same procedure as yrself it's very annoying it seems to me the DVLA dint want to believe yr own consultant bout reading yr meter and sayin tha yr safe to drive It took that king for mine I emailed Oliver Morley the. Chief exc so tell him bout yr experience mines due Nxt April so I'll b ringing them feb 2015 hope u get sorted
QUOTE="izzzi, post: 623934, member: 45094"]Hi, Templier,
This is stupid what your going through.
You have probably gone through the usual channels (Customer Complaint Resolution Team ) followed by (Chief Executive complaint review). Now many HGV drivers have to complete Periodic Training.

Best of luck and hope all is resolved asap.[/QUOTE].