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<blockquote data-quote="steve Renshaw" data-source="post: 321965" data-attributes="member: 50659"><p>Being a Diabetic ,does cause havoc ,with the DVLA ,and they must hate it when ALL diabetics cause them problems ,i myself have had this dreadfull illness for 45 years ,been a driver for most of that time , 18 monthes ago ,the dvla had there routine tests ,even though i have been stabalized for a number of years now ,i failed there eastman visual field test ,all becos of one laser burn which now is inside the central area ,i have had no laser treatment for 25 years ,because i not needed any ?but dvla are holding this against me now ,all because of the new eu regulations ,i am devastated ,they said i can appeal ,but have heard ,the courts take dvla medical board side ,so is there any hope in trying i wrote a letter to them ,shown below</p><p></p><p></p><p> how can somebody ,who has only one eye ,obtain a license ?yet I have only a pinhole,</p><p>causing me this problem ,yet I have been deigned a license ,what's this ,SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ,</p><p> I ASKED FOR ?I only wish to be able to drive a car ,nothing else ?just for pottering about locally ,</p><p>being a diabetic for 45 years ,I now suffer from cardiac vascular disease of the legs ,</p><p>which causes sever pain in both my legs ,I am still of working age ,I have been provided with a bus pass ,</p><p>which does not entitle me to use until 9.30 am , but I start work at 7 am ,</p><p>so I have no choice but to walk to work ,so this pass is useless ,if this is deigned ,</p><p>it will end my working career ,these so called specialists ?don't care what damage in the long term they do ,</p><p>some people rely on a car to get about ?.</p><p>----- Original Message ----- </p><p> </p><p>To: dvla </p><p></p><p>Dear Mrs. Evans ,I don't think your departments at the DVLA </p><p>treat people fairly ,why do you publicize so much</p><p> ,that we try to help people back on the road , to me I get the impression ,</p><p>if you had any kind of surgery ,you haven,to got a chance ,of ever driving again ?.</p><p>who ever writes your guidelines ,on driving , doesn't know what they are talking about ,</p><p> I have a pinhead size in my vision ,a pinhead ,and because of laser treatment 35 years ago ,</p><p>somebody down there is holding this against me ,because of guide lines ,I have been driving</p><p> since I was 17 years old with no accidents , I am now 55 , you had reports from my eye surgeon ,</p><p>I past your vision test at the local driving test centre ,you had my GP results ,</p><p> but yet you still hold this against me , if your Diabetic ,like me and looked after yourself ,</p><p>obrversally as far as the DVLA are concerned ,it doesn't matter , just remember nobody is a 100% perfect ,</p><p>but you still handout licensees to anyone ,as long as they can read that number plate ,</p><p>whether there dangerous on the road or not ,drunken drivers ,don't get as much grief over there licenses ,</p><p>as much as a diabetic ,and they sometimes KILL people ,</p><p>how often do you hear a diabetic has killed somebody ,not very often ?if a tall .But drunken drivers all the time .</p><p>or young lads ,showing off to there mates ,does reading a number plate at 20 mtrs stop them ,</p><p>no, it should be the same rule then for everybody ,not just people with diabetes .</p><p></p><p></p><p> ,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steve Renshaw, post: 321965, member: 50659"] Being a Diabetic ,does cause havoc ,with the DVLA ,and they must hate it when ALL diabetics cause them problems ,i myself have had this dreadfull illness for 45 years ,been a driver for most of that time , 18 monthes ago ,the dvla had there routine tests ,even though i have been stabalized for a number of years now ,i failed there eastman visual field test ,all becos of one laser burn which now is inside the central area ,i have had no laser treatment for 25 years ,because i not needed any ?but dvla are holding this against me now ,all because of the new eu regulations ,i am devastated ,they said i can appeal ,but have heard ,the courts take dvla medical board side ,so is there any hope in trying i wrote a letter to them ,shown below how can somebody ,who has only one eye ,obtain a license ?yet I have only a pinhole, causing me this problem ,yet I have been deigned a license ,what's this ,SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES , I ASKED FOR ?I only wish to be able to drive a car ,nothing else ?just for pottering about locally , being a diabetic for 45 years ,I now suffer from cardiac vascular disease of the legs , which causes sever pain in both my legs ,I am still of working age ,I have been provided with a bus pass , which does not entitle me to use until 9.30 am , but I start work at 7 am , so I have no choice but to walk to work ,so this pass is useless ,if this is deigned , it will end my working career ,these so called specialists ?don't care what damage in the long term they do , some people rely on a car to get about ?. ----- Original Message ----- To: dvla Dear Mrs. Evans ,I don't think your departments at the DVLA treat people fairly ,why do you publicize so much ,that we try to help people back on the road , to me I get the impression , if you had any kind of surgery ,you haven,to got a chance ,of ever driving again ?. who ever writes your guidelines ,on driving , doesn't know what they are talking about , I have a pinhead size in my vision ,a pinhead ,and because of laser treatment 35 years ago , somebody down there is holding this against me ,because of guide lines ,I have been driving since I was 17 years old with no accidents , I am now 55 , you had reports from my eye surgeon , I past your vision test at the local driving test centre ,you had my GP results , but yet you still hold this against me , if your Diabetic ,like me and looked after yourself , obrversally as far as the DVLA are concerned ,it doesn't matter , just remember nobody is a 100% perfect , but you still handout licensees to anyone ,as long as they can read that number plate , whether there dangerous on the road or not ,drunken drivers ,don't get as much grief over there licenses , as much as a diabetic ,and they sometimes KILL people , how often do you hear a diabetic has killed somebody ,not very often ?if a tall .But drunken drivers all the time . or young lads ,showing off to there mates ,does reading a number plate at 20 mtrs stop them , no, it should be the same rule then for everybody ,not just people with diabetes . , [/QUOTE]
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