Help re-apply for licence

Fetchmeacoffee

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Hi guys. I do hope everyone is keeping well.

18months ago I had to surrender my licence because of some pretty bad hypos I was having (It was only a provisional.) I spoke with my DSN and consultant last week and was advised I should be able to now re-apply for my licence.

I've ordered the application form for a driving licence and it came this morning. What else do I need to send a long with this ? Do I need to send a new photo (Old licence would now be out of date) and would there be any charge ? DVLA and GVT Website are as much use as 1 unit of insulin with 15 pizza , any help would really be appreciated.

Many Thanks
 

ConradJ

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Depending upon how old your old photo was on the previous licence it might be an idea to send in an updated version.

If reapplying for a full licence owing to diabetes there is usually no charge; however, I'm not sure about reapplying for a provisional - do a google search as there's bound to be something out there (probably well hidden on the DVLA site!).

I suspect the information you seek is buried (in ultra fine print, and uber-convoluted language) somewhere in the D1 pack they've sent you.

Good luck!
 

noblehead

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@Fetchmeacoffee, the DVLA will likely write to you again if they require additional information, but why don't you ring them and ask if you want to speed-up your application, I've always found the DVLA to be helpful on the phone (although it does take while to get through).
 
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CarbsRok

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Hi guys. I do hope everyone is keeping well.

18months ago I had to surrender my licence because of some pretty bad hypos I was having (It was only a provisional.) I spoke with my DSN and consultant last week and was advised I should be able to now re-apply for my licence.

I've ordered the application form for a driving licence and it came this morning. What else do I need to send a long with this ? Do I need to send a new photo (Old licence would now be out of date) and would there be any charge ? DVLA and GVT Website are as much use as 1 unit of insulin with 15 pizza , any help would really be appreciated.

Many Thanks
You need to fill in this form https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diab1-confidential-medical-information
Make sure you read it properly and tick the right boxes.
Only give the information asked for nothing more nothing less.
Good luck.
 
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