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I too have been a victim of the DVLA's lack of speed. Back in 2009 I was sent for an Esterman visual fields test, which I failed - a bit of a shock to me as I could see no difference in my vision. It took them only a couple of weeks to write to me telling me my licence had been revoked. I...

My story has been posted on other threads, but in a nutshell, I failed the Esterman test and had my licence revoked. Eventually they sent me for a different type of fields test, the Goldman test, and I passed that and was issued with a 3 year licence. I'm guessing that as you had no major...

I've only just read your post on this thread. I too lost my licence due to failing the Esterman test but did, eventually manage to get it back. Firstly, if you haven't already done so, you can submit another test which you should be able to get done at your opticians. I told the DVLA that...

Hi ikipixi I've only just read your post, have you had your results yet from the DVLA? As far as I understand the rules on the Esterman test, providing that there are not three consecutive misses in the central area, you should be fine. I had a lot more than four misses on my tests. Did you...

I too had my licence revoked due to failing the Esterman visual fields test, but after almost two years there is now a happy ending to my story. I have written about this in another thread on this forum: www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewt ... 3&start=75 In a nutshell, I lost my licence in...

Hi Folks, It's been a while since I posted on this thread, way back in March this year. I told you that the DVLA had decided to review my case and they would be sending me for another type of visual fields test. Well it's been a slow process, mainly waiting for them to get around to replying...

Further to my previous posts on the subject of debarring visual fields tests, I wrote to the DVLA in December asking for further information on the study that the DVLA have been conducting to see if people with stable diabetic retinopathy can be considered under the exceptional cases rules. I...

Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? Referring back to an earlier post of mine regarding visual fields standards, if someone has debarring visual fields test results which were caused by something other than a "progressive" condition such as diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma, they can...

Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? I have been looking frequently on the DVLA web site to see if there are any changes in the way we diabetics are treated when it comes to vision and driving. I noticed the visual diorders team were meeting on 15th April and on the agenda was the...

Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? I too am in the same position as your husband. I had my licence revoked last October. I too submitted a second fields test which was also rejected. I asked my consultant for his help on the matter. He arranged for a fields test to be done at the...