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Hello Everyone
I'm in the process of filling out the diab1 form for the first time, and I'm panicking a bit. The problem I have is I have actually been type 1 for nearly 7 years and have only very recently found out that somebody in my position would need to apply for a 3 year licence. I was not told at the time of diagnosis, and it was only brought to my attention after talking to somebody with the same condition last week.
I'm not particularly worried about having my licence revoked, I meet all the criteria for them to give me a 3 year licence - always get warning signs of hypos, never needed help from anyone else, never had laser eye treatment, don't have a visual field defect, vehicle doesn't have special controls etc
The thing I'm worried about is will there be any retrospective action taken against me, such as the £1000 fine they talk about, or giving me penalty points for non-disclosure. I note on the diab1 form there is no box in which to put the date I first started taking insulin, so its my presumption that the dvla would initially treat this as a new diagnosis. My GP would know this information however, so if they need more information from him it might come to light.
I honestly don't know how this has passed me by all this time and couldn't quite believe what I was reading after I googled this after the conversation I had last week. Just wondered if anyone had any advice or been through something similar.
Liam
I'm in the process of filling out the diab1 form for the first time, and I'm panicking a bit. The problem I have is I have actually been type 1 for nearly 7 years and have only very recently found out that somebody in my position would need to apply for a 3 year licence. I was not told at the time of diagnosis, and it was only brought to my attention after talking to somebody with the same condition last week.
I'm not particularly worried about having my licence revoked, I meet all the criteria for them to give me a 3 year licence - always get warning signs of hypos, never needed help from anyone else, never had laser eye treatment, don't have a visual field defect, vehicle doesn't have special controls etc
The thing I'm worried about is will there be any retrospective action taken against me, such as the £1000 fine they talk about, or giving me penalty points for non-disclosure. I note on the diab1 form there is no box in which to put the date I first started taking insulin, so its my presumption that the dvla would initially treat this as a new diagnosis. My GP would know this information however, so if they need more information from him it might come to light.
I honestly don't know how this has passed me by all this time and couldn't quite believe what I was reading after I googled this after the conversation I had last week. Just wondered if anyone had any advice or been through something similar.
Liam