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Hi All,
I'm new to this so forgive me if it is a question that has been asked before.
My father has Type 1 diabetes and has had his driving licence suspended (he surrendered it) by the DVLA as he has had two Hypos (one in October and one in November).
He has since been on a course on how to control his diabetes better (something to do with calculating how much insulin to take according to what he eats) and his bloods sugar levels have never been so good and at a constant level.
He has however been told by the DVLA on the phone that he cannot apply for his licence to be reinstated until 8 weeks before the anniversary of the first Hypo which would mean around August. From doing some reading on the Internet on the DVLA and Diabetes UK I understand it that if your doctor believes you are safe to drive you can reapply for your licence.
Can someone help me to understand the rules as I can't find anywhere where it says he cannot reapply for his licence but he is a bit of a defeatist and has just accepted it. He relies on his licence for work and lives around 200 miles from any family or friends so will affect him badly if he loses his job over this.
Many thanks
Dan
I'm new to this so forgive me if it is a question that has been asked before.
My father has Type 1 diabetes and has had his driving licence suspended (he surrendered it) by the DVLA as he has had two Hypos (one in October and one in November).
He has since been on a course on how to control his diabetes better (something to do with calculating how much insulin to take according to what he eats) and his bloods sugar levels have never been so good and at a constant level.
He has however been told by the DVLA on the phone that he cannot apply for his licence to be reinstated until 8 weeks before the anniversary of the first Hypo which would mean around August. From doing some reading on the Internet on the DVLA and Diabetes UK I understand it that if your doctor believes you are safe to drive you can reapply for your licence.
Can someone help me to understand the rules as I can't find anywhere where it says he cannot reapply for his licence but he is a bit of a defeatist and has just accepted it. He relies on his licence for work and lives around 200 miles from any family or friends so will affect him badly if he loses his job over this.
Many thanks
Dan