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<blockquote data-quote="Spiker" data-source="post: 513557" data-attributes="member: 102150"><p>From the consultant at my diabetes unit </p><p></p><p>- the only hypos that count are if you were unable to treat them yourself </p><p>- you are allowed up to one of these a year (as long as you weren't driving at the time!)</p><p>- he does not tell DVLA whatever they want to know. He tells them his opinion of whether you are safe to drive. He does not leave that judgement up to DVLA and does not provide them with facts that he thinks irrelevant that they might use to make an incorrect judgement </p><p>- after lobbying by JDRF existing HGV drivers can keep their licenses, subject to extra checks and conditions</p><p>- this should also apply to anyone whose job requires eg a 7.5t or trailer entitlement </p><p>- it does not apply to PSV licenses or minibus entitlement </p><p></p><p>This is fair enough. Going into a coma at 70mph on a motorway is going to kill other people. Driving is a privilege , not a right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiker, post: 513557, member: 102150"] From the consultant at my diabetes unit - the only hypos that count are if you were unable to treat them yourself - you are allowed up to one of these a year (as long as you weren't driving at the time!) - he does not tell DVLA whatever they want to know. He tells them his opinion of whether you are safe to drive. He does not leave that judgement up to DVLA and does not provide them with facts that he thinks irrelevant that they might use to make an incorrect judgement - after lobbying by JDRF existing HGV drivers can keep their licenses, subject to extra checks and conditions - this should also apply to anyone whose job requires eg a 7.5t or trailer entitlement - it does not apply to PSV licenses or minibus entitlement This is fair enough. Going into a coma at 70mph on a motorway is going to kill other people. Driving is a privilege , not a right. [/QUOTE]
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