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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grh1904" data-source="post: 187061" data-attributes="member: 898">If I were you I'd query this with the DVLA, as a serving Police officer I'm about 99.9% certain that your son CANNOT drive until he is 17 years of age.I do not think that a diabetic would qualify as being restricted enough in mobility to be able to claim the "higher rate of mobility" as you put in your OP.This situation exists for those with restricted mobility (& as you've stated on the higher rate of mobility) who otherwise would not get about, I've yet to come across any teenage diabetics who get any sort of allowance for mobilty.Also, have you checked the licence properly, by that I mean looked at the START date of his provisional entitlement for cars. DVLA can issue a provisional licence before a person turns 17, as it is clearly marked on the licence what the start date for that particular entitlement is.The above is not the norm, but can happen if a Cat "A" (motorcycle) entitlement is applied for & all the necessary criteria are met for the car element at the time of applying.MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THIS OUT "BEFORE" YOU START ANY LESSONS AS NOT ONLY WOULD YOUR CHILD BE DRIVING OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LICENCE BUT THE INSTRUCTOR/FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WITH THE FULL LICENCE WOULD ALSO BE DONE FOR AIDING & ABBETTING SAID OFFENCE.</blockquote>

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