Changedman2
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Hi just wondering anyone on here who was HRO that passed the medical without the DVLA writing to there GP recently?
How long do you think it's worth abstaining for before your medical.I’d hope that they only contact your gp if you’re in the questionable amber level, but for peace of mind myself I’m just abstaining from alcohol completely till after my medical, then they’ll have no reason at all to delay things further by contacting my gp.
Ah great, well I look forward to being delayed even longer then! How long did it take from when you had your medical till when you actually got your license back?They wrote to my GP and my bloods were fine and well within the green zone. Everyone I know personally (which is quite a few people through AA) who has had a HRO medical has had their GP contacted this last year since the new rules.
A lot of them had no mention of their drinking on file with their GP as they had self referred to AA, but the ones who did have drink issues on file with the GP had to show abstainance in order to get their licences back.
Ah great, well I look forward to being delayed even longer then! How long did it take from when you had your medical till when you actually got your license back?
Well I’ll be interested to see if they do decide they have to write to my GP. Looking at the letter they sent me it says:
“We expect to receive the results within 21 days and aim to make a licensing decision within 4 weeks of receiving the results. There are occasions when it is not possible for us to do this as we may need to write to your doctor for further information.”
If abstaining from alcohol for at least 4 weeks takes me as near 0 as I expect and they still decide to contact my GP I’ll have something to say about that!