I'm not proud of it and it was a long time ago.
A good few years ago I was pulled up after I'd been to a club with some friends after recently splitting up with my then girlfriend. I'd a couple and after a road side test was taken to the local station to have a proper test. There, the police became quite obnoxious, and being young and foolish I refused to cooperate with them.
To cut a long story short my license was revoked for failing to provide a specimen.
After my 1 year ban was over, I never bothered to renew my license because I generally hate driving and didn't need it, as I could get to where I wanted (including work) quite easily using public transport or walking.
I now need to get my license back for work purposes and reapplied.
I got a letter back saying I was a High risk offender (????) and have have a medical examination which is booked for a couple of weeks. I hardly drink now so that's no a problem but I was banned before I was diagnosed. I currently control my type 2 by exercise and diet alone.
I noticed the letter from the DVLA says:
"The medical examination will include filling in medical questionnaires about your medical history and a physical examination. This includes taking blood samples for analysis."
Now I know that the DVLA don't normally need to know if your controlling by diet and exercise, but I'm wondering if disclosing diabetes at this examination (which I might be compelled to do by the questionnaire) might prolong the process and cost of getting my license back?
Any thoughts?
A good few years ago I was pulled up after I'd been to a club with some friends after recently splitting up with my then girlfriend. I'd a couple and after a road side test was taken to the local station to have a proper test. There, the police became quite obnoxious, and being young and foolish I refused to cooperate with them.
To cut a long story short my license was revoked for failing to provide a specimen.
After my 1 year ban was over, I never bothered to renew my license because I generally hate driving and didn't need it, as I could get to where I wanted (including work) quite easily using public transport or walking.
I now need to get my license back for work purposes and reapplied.
I got a letter back saying I was a High risk offender (????) and have have a medical examination which is booked for a couple of weeks. I hardly drink now so that's no a problem but I was banned before I was diagnosed. I currently control my type 2 by exercise and diet alone.
I noticed the letter from the DVLA says:
"The medical examination will include filling in medical questionnaires about your medical history and a physical examination. This includes taking blood samples for analysis."
Now I know that the DVLA don't normally need to know if your controlling by diet and exercise, but I'm wondering if disclosing diabetes at this examination (which I might be compelled to do by the questionnaire) might prolong the process and cost of getting my license back?
Any thoughts?
