Yrs yr right my renewal is April I've ad my doc fill in the medical report and I've seen my consultant the DVLA av recieved the form
Off the gp but they sed it takes a few weeks to get to the right dept sounds bout right for them so they av sent me a form dmsaying it's ok to drive but sum firms won't except it as I tried last yr when waitin for my renewal it's a ling process and 12mths soon comes round to renewing will av to go and c DVLA independant consultant aswell to read my meter I'm thinking wether not bother Nxt time and just drive a van
You would still need a review for a 3 year Group 1 i.e. Cat A or B license (but less strict criteria)
If you are on insulin and you drive LGVs/PCVs Group 2 (Cat C, D) you can at best get a 1 year licence at present if cars/vans then a 1/2/3 year licence is possible, on first transition to insulin treatment you are advised NOT to drive until they have made a decision, on subsequent annual reviews Road Traffic Act section 88 appliies but only in the UK/NI (possibly Eire under their legislation)
you are almost certain to be OK from the independent consultant appointment , (he/she would tell you if you had failed the review) - at present there are 44 consultants on their list+ the medics on the Committee who can act as assessors of patients and the consultants - not a public list but the number can be found in the public minutes
but a single SEVERE hypo will cause revocation, for LGV/PCV
for the definition of SEVERE hypo you should see the minutes/documents produced by the "Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus" at
https://www.gov.uk/government/group...visory-panel-on-driving-and-diabetes-mellitus
Generally this is a hypo where you needed assistance from another person (typically paramedic assistance) NOT one you had assistance but could have treated it yourself -
The committee last met 17 Mar (Tuesday this week) minutes not yet available. Items 4,5,6 on the agenda are relevant to this thread. Next meeting is planned for 6 Oct
see
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...data/file/403354/Diabetes_agenda_17032015.pdf (1 A4 page)
4. Licence period.
5. Severe hypoglycaemia occurring while asleep in Group 1 drivers.
6. Severe hypoglycaemia in Group 1 drivers and period of time off driving
Any correspondence could probably addressed to the Chair Dr Gold or Dr Shaw - the Diabetes UK representative
if employers/insurance say no - mention Equality ACT 2010 (was once the Disability Discrimination Act)
For me In 2 of the last 3 transactions with DVLA they estimated 90 days and took 5 months
1) 2011 reinstating Cat C and D provisional status (I already have C1+E = 7.5T) took from February to August - Digicard took 2 weeks starting a week later
2) 2014 transition to insulin took from July to December - first 90 days meter dater was 2 May to 30 July - DVLA took from July to December
I feel we should be pushing for a public inquiry into the performance and staffing levels of DVLA
