I think it would be pretty heartless of them to deny your medical on the grounds of chemo. But then we are talking about DVLA. Hopefully they won't object. And by the way best wishes to you, I can't imagine how you feel. It puts all this licence business in perspective. Genuinely hope you get through everything OK. Good luck
can start driving again tomorrow. So quickly got insurance which wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. That has honestly been the worst 20 months of my entire life.Over the moon for you. I know how much this process takes out of you financially and mentally. I'm an hgv driver. So it's destroyed me. I should say, I destroyed myself. Your post gives hope to the rest of us. Well doneI have been reading posts on this forum for quite a few months now and began to get a bit despondent as others seemed to be getting their licenses back really quickly. My ban ended 17 June. I sent off my d1 exactly 90 days prior. I got my medical letter through the end of June and had my medical 6 July. Dvla doctor was very positive. But I had to tick yes to mental health. He told me it wouldn't be an issue as it wasn't related to the incident. Fast forward to 20 July. Get a letter that they are writing to my gp. Panic sets in. I spoke to my doctor straight after the arrest so was worried if alcohol would be noted and therefore could be seen as misuse/dependent. About 10 days later doctors confirmed it had been sent back to dvla. Today I rang them and only had to wait about 30 seconds before the phone was answered. Lovely woman. She told me that today my file had been sent on for the final decision and I should hear in a few days but to keep checking on line. That was 9am. Checked at 3pm and I have my full license back
That’s great news, nice to hear and happy driving!I have been reading posts on this forum for quite a few months now and began to get a bit despondent as others seemed to be getting their licenses back really quickly. My ban ended 17 June. I sent off my d1 exactly 90 days prior. I got my medical letter through the end of June and had my medical 6 July. Dvla doctor was very positive. But I had to tick yes to mental health. He told me it wouldn't be an issue as it wasn't related to the incident. Fast forward to 20 July. Get a letter that they are writing to my gp. Panic sets in. I spoke to my doctor straight after the arrest so was worried if alcohol would be noted and therefore could be seen as misuse/dependent. About 10 days later doctors confirmed it had been sent back to dvla. Today I rang them and only had to wait about 30 seconds before the phone was answered. Lovely woman. She told me that today my file had been sent on for the final decision and I should hear in a few days but to keep checking on line. That was 9am. Checked at 3pm and I have my full license back
Thank you. I think a couple of things helped. Firstly the dvla doctor I saw is a normal gp at a practise about 15 minutes from me and could get an appointment without any wait. Secondly and thanks to this forum on one bit I registered my last drink date with my own gp. And I live in quite a rural area so the GP surgery isn't very big so things get actioned quickly. I also have a good relationship with my gp because of my ongoing depression so she fully understood how important it was for me.Over the moon for you. I know how much this process takes out of you financially and mentally. I'm an hgv driver. So it's destroyed me. I should say, I destroyed myself. Your post gives hope to the rest of us. Well done
I hear a lot of people registering their last drink. I do online consultations with my gp not sure when I said I stopped drinking. I think for an hgv driver you need to completely abstain as in never drink again, and have been dry for 3 years if your an hro. I could be wrong. Thanks for sharing, every little helps
Exactly. You tell the doctors something totally innocently prior to getting arrested and that could change the whole outcome. When I saw my doctor straight after it happened I thought for the courts it would go in my favour if I spoke to a drink/drugs group which my doctor mentioned. I didn't have a problem with alcohol but wanted to do everything I could to look good. I feared that would be brought up and go against me with the dvla where it went in my favour with court. You really can't win.
How true. Because of the horror stories on here. And how I've been screwed over by my own snake pit of a gp practice. I've told my sons never to disclose anything to their own gp's. Also if they ever go to hospital for anything. And the doctors or nurses say "do you want us to notify your gp?" NEVER say yes.
It really is a pit of destruction if anything happens 6 years prior. And the problem is we don't intend to drink drive. Case of shit happens. Yes we messed up in the one moment in time but should something we said 4 or 5 years ago to our gp effect getting our license back. I was risky paranoid because I had spoken to an addiction group suggested to me by my doctor 3 days after my arrest to make me look good in court. That could have seriously back fired on me with the dvla. You can not win
I feel your pain my gp suggested me to speak to a counsellor to show I am taking care of my mental health.
I have suspected alcohol dependency/misuse on my medical report from 6 years ago. I have tried to have it removed. But they refuse as they say its "fact" how on earth can anything be fact if its only suspected? They would need to do some tests to ascertain if there has been any signs if organ damage etc. I have LFT tests for the last 6 years. About 15 of them in total and only twice has my liver function produced a raised result. They were both during a bout if severe covid where I was hospitalised for 5 days. Then a month later it normalised. So there's actually no physical or medical proof that I was dependant. For me, it's bordering on slanderous or defamatory. But they will not remove it. All they can do, is add a note on my file that I absolutely refute the suspicion of dependency or misuse.
After the rubbish on my medical file, with regards drink driving etc. I wouldn't take any advice from a gp and I'd tell them absolutely nothing
So your GP sent your questionnaire back to the DVLA on 10th august? Is that what you mean? And you got your licence back 9 days later??!
no its taken in total from sending the form off initially to getting my license back, around 6 months
Yes that what I meant - 9 days for a decision from them sending it off to the dvla. You must have been so frustrated with your GP keeping it all that time.... But it's actually a good turnaround for the dvla to make a decision in just 9 days. I bet you were shocked to see that! Hope I'm next! Happy driving
I think it's about £96 plus VAT.
