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Hi all been watching the threads for awhile and they have been a great help.
I seem to be having a real difficulty getting my license back with problems at every turn and it is now getting really worrying as my no claims bonus will be lost in a week or so.
I sent off for my licence on the 15th of October having thought I would receive a letter to prompt me and didn’t so got the d1 form and sent off having re read my course notes as I had completed it the March beforehand and miss understood the process. Anyway sent it off and received back on the 18th of November asking me to book a medical as a high risk offender I knew I would have to do this. Was very lucky to be able to get an appointment on the 24th of November which I duly attended. After a couple of weeks I thought I would give the dvla a call and find out what was going on to be told I was not eligible for my license as the court had not added my course reduction to my ban, many phone calls and much bureaucracy later a week or so this was changed on the license check. Another call to the dvla to ask for progress to be told they had my results in and to wait. I did again for a week then called again to be told they had the letter from my medical but not the blood results. So please wait again which I did until the 23rd of December which would be the 21st working day after my medical apparently the most time it should take. Called again to be told no results and they would chase them but the call centre would be shut over Christmas but the back room staff would continue to chase it. Fast forward the 4th of January call again blood results are now in just waiting to be uploaded. So called again the next day to be told ‘o’ they have been uploaded but your account is paused as you are not cleared to drive by the court which after a little discussion they realised was in correct and would forward it on to yet another section for approval. Call again to check progress as it seems they only way to get the process moved on at all, to be told they now required my medical records on account of answering yes to mental health problems. Anxiety which as I understand it now is standard practice but why if they have had the paperwork since the 11th of December has it not been done before. Anyway was told that the paperwork is in the post. Which 2 days later I have not received I know I am getting petty now but this whole process has taken nearly a quarter of a year and I now have no idea how long the doctors report takes/ involves and my no claims runs out very shortly and I am trying to run my business that I need to be able to drive for now as the person I have been paying to drive me has retired and I thought this would be sorted now. My question is this normal and is there anything else I can do and do I need to worry about the doctors bit as have mentioned 3 years ago I was drinking a bit more due to my anxiety. But that’s all under control now. Sorry for war and peace just don’t know what to do anymore. Many thanks
I seem to be having a real difficulty getting my license back with problems at every turn and it is now getting really worrying as my no claims bonus will be lost in a week or so.
I sent off for my licence on the 15th of October having thought I would receive a letter to prompt me and didn’t so got the d1 form and sent off having re read my course notes as I had completed it the March beforehand and miss understood the process. Anyway sent it off and received back on the 18th of November asking me to book a medical as a high risk offender I knew I would have to do this. Was very lucky to be able to get an appointment on the 24th of November which I duly attended. After a couple of weeks I thought I would give the dvla a call and find out what was going on to be told I was not eligible for my license as the court had not added my course reduction to my ban, many phone calls and much bureaucracy later a week or so this was changed on the license check. Another call to the dvla to ask for progress to be told they had my results in and to wait. I did again for a week then called again to be told they had the letter from my medical but not the blood results. So please wait again which I did until the 23rd of December which would be the 21st working day after my medical apparently the most time it should take. Called again to be told no results and they would chase them but the call centre would be shut over Christmas but the back room staff would continue to chase it. Fast forward the 4th of January call again blood results are now in just waiting to be uploaded. So called again the next day to be told ‘o’ they have been uploaded but your account is paused as you are not cleared to drive by the court which after a little discussion they realised was in correct and would forward it on to yet another section for approval. Call again to check progress as it seems they only way to get the process moved on at all, to be told they now required my medical records on account of answering yes to mental health problems. Anxiety which as I understand it now is standard practice but why if they have had the paperwork since the 11th of December has it not been done before. Anyway was told that the paperwork is in the post. Which 2 days later I have not received I know I am getting petty now but this whole process has taken nearly a quarter of a year and I now have no idea how long the doctors report takes/ involves and my no claims runs out very shortly and I am trying to run my business that I need to be able to drive for now as the person I have been paying to drive me has retired and I thought this would be sorted now. My question is this normal and is there anything else I can do and do I need to worry about the doctors bit as have mentioned 3 years ago I was drinking a bit more due to my anxiety. But that’s all under control now. Sorry for war and peace just don’t know what to do anymore. Many thanks