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<blockquote data-quote="Mep" data-source="post: 1164557" data-attributes="member: 211362"><p>I've never heard of an M licence here. I have a C licence. It has written on it "take medication as prescribed by medical practitioner". That's all we have here. You're in a different state, so different rules I'd say.</p><p></p><p>Our rules say "A medical certificate is required before next renewal." That is done when my doc does the medical assessment every year and he sends it through to licensing. I get the assessment in the mail that has to be taken to my doc... it goes through the whole am I fit to drive stuff with a certification he has to sign. There is nothing that says I have to carry a medical certificate at all times either. I'm not sure if that is what you mean where you live? On the actual licence itself no matter what your medical condition is... this is their policy here:</p><p>Specific details of any medical condition that you report to us will not be displayed on your licence. The only items that will be displayed on your licence are:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Information concerning the need to take medication for a medical condition. No specific information about your condition or the treatment will be added to your licence. Your licence will be updated with the phrase: <em>To take medication as prescribed</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Information detailing any visual aids you need in order to drive safely. Your licence will be updated with the phrase: <em>To wear suitable visual aids whilst driving</em>.</li> </ul><p>Of course they have on their records what my medical conditions are.... so any checks done on my licence by police, etc.. will probably show more details I'd say.</p><p></p><p>So the only thing I carry on me is my licence which states the above. I'm not allowed to renew my licence for 5 years either (we only have 1 year or 5 years option). So that means I have to have annual medical assessments and pay the licence fee annually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mep, post: 1164557, member: 211362"] I've never heard of an M licence here. I have a C licence. It has written on it "take medication as prescribed by medical practitioner". That's all we have here. You're in a different state, so different rules I'd say. Our rules say "A medical certificate is required before next renewal." That is done when my doc does the medical assessment every year and he sends it through to licensing. I get the assessment in the mail that has to be taken to my doc... it goes through the whole am I fit to drive stuff with a certification he has to sign. There is nothing that says I have to carry a medical certificate at all times either. I'm not sure if that is what you mean where you live? On the actual licence itself no matter what your medical condition is... this is their policy here: Specific details of any medical condition that you report to us will not be displayed on your licence. The only items that will be displayed on your licence are: [LIST] [*]Information concerning the need to take medication for a medical condition. No specific information about your condition or the treatment will be added to your licence. Your licence will be updated with the phrase: [I]To take medication as prescribed[/I]. [*]Information detailing any visual aids you need in order to drive safely. Your licence will be updated with the phrase: [I]To wear suitable visual aids whilst driving[/I]. [/LIST] Of course they have on their records what my medical conditions are.... so any checks done on my licence by police, etc.. will probably show more details I'd say. So the only thing I carry on me is my licence which states the above. I'm not allowed to renew my licence for 5 years either (we only have 1 year or 5 years option). So that means I have to have annual medical assessments and pay the licence fee annually. [/QUOTE]
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