Hi
Just wondering if anyone else has been subjected to this test. I am T1 (for 45 years) and have held a licence for over 30 years. No accidents, let alone related to diabetes. I renew my licence every 3 years, send the form back promptly and get my licence back before the old one expires. I did my bit in June last year and my licence expired at the end of July. I have been getting a letter every month saying they are still dealing with details and have a covering letter which allows me to drive.
Today I got letter saying I need to have a Driver's Medical Appraisal. I have 14 days to agree to it or they will revoke my licence. I have agreed to the appraisal (posted back same day) but when I phoned the DVLA to ask what they were concerned about they could not tell me and advised me to speak to my doctor. I have made an appointment with a GP at my surgery after establishing they have a record of what was filled in but cannot just make an appointment with hospital consultants to discuss. The guy on the end of the phone obviously did not have any idea of how the NHS works, in fact he did not even drive.
If an appointment for the appraisal is made and I cannot keep it the letter says they can just take my licence away, DVLA said that even if notice is given then this may happen because I am not complying with what they want.
After waiting 15 months for surgery (that's Wales for you) I have had my pre op and am expecting the call up any day but will not be able to drive for at least 6 weeks after that so I have no choice but to cancel the operation until after (probably months after) the appraisal . Living in a remote part of Wales with the nearest bus stop 3 miles away, I need my car in order to get to work (22 miles away and no direct bus service). I cannot afford to go through the whole 6 month wait again if I have to reapply for a licence after the op.
Surely if they were that concerned about my ability to drive then they would not have let me carry on driving for 6 months?
I know that my GP did not make any mistakes on the form since we went through it together on the phone.
Has anyone else had this appraisal done? I am not concerned about my driving ability, I just don't understand why I have to do the test and why the DVLA think they can be so high and mighty with people's lives.
Having said that if anyone has had the test, please tell me how you got on.
Just wondering if anyone else has been subjected to this test. I am T1 (for 45 years) and have held a licence for over 30 years. No accidents, let alone related to diabetes. I renew my licence every 3 years, send the form back promptly and get my licence back before the old one expires. I did my bit in June last year and my licence expired at the end of July. I have been getting a letter every month saying they are still dealing with details and have a covering letter which allows me to drive.
Today I got letter saying I need to have a Driver's Medical Appraisal. I have 14 days to agree to it or they will revoke my licence. I have agreed to the appraisal (posted back same day) but when I phoned the DVLA to ask what they were concerned about they could not tell me and advised me to speak to my doctor. I have made an appointment with a GP at my surgery after establishing they have a record of what was filled in but cannot just make an appointment with hospital consultants to discuss. The guy on the end of the phone obviously did not have any idea of how the NHS works, in fact he did not even drive.
If an appointment for the appraisal is made and I cannot keep it the letter says they can just take my licence away, DVLA said that even if notice is given then this may happen because I am not complying with what they want.
After waiting 15 months for surgery (that's Wales for you) I have had my pre op and am expecting the call up any day but will not be able to drive for at least 6 weeks after that so I have no choice but to cancel the operation until after (probably months after) the appraisal . Living in a remote part of Wales with the nearest bus stop 3 miles away, I need my car in order to get to work (22 miles away and no direct bus service). I cannot afford to go through the whole 6 month wait again if I have to reapply for a licence after the op.
Surely if they were that concerned about my ability to drive then they would not have let me carry on driving for 6 months?
I know that my GP did not make any mistakes on the form since we went through it together on the phone.
Has anyone else had this appraisal done? I am not concerned about my driving ability, I just don't understand why I have to do the test and why the DVLA think they can be so high and mighty with people's lives.
Having said that if anyone has had the test, please tell me how you got on.