Foolish One
Member
Hi all,
Well should have been driving from the 5th Jan but guess what? DVLA did not receive my course certificate.. I have spent days on the phone to the course provider , DVLA and the Court all blaming each other except the Course provider who were brilliant they re faxed twice my certificate etc.
I even put a copy in with my application and the robot at DVLA said to me " oh yes we have that but it has to come from the Court". Luckily I am paranoid and did not drive when I should have been allowed to as sods law the old bill would have stopped me and I would probably have been in the wrong.
My point is as follows. surely this cant be fair, we are convicted, sentenced and do our time and pay for a course out of our own pockets but then get denied the right to drive what would have happened if I had been stopped by Police?
Anyway rant over and hopefully I will be driving again Monday, I would advise any of you to speak to DVLA early and confirm they have your certificate.
To anyone just starting the ban , chin up it is survivable trust me and will go sooner than you think.
FO
Well should have been driving from the 5th Jan but guess what? DVLA did not receive my course certificate.. I have spent days on the phone to the course provider , DVLA and the Court all blaming each other except the Course provider who were brilliant they re faxed twice my certificate etc.
I even put a copy in with my application and the robot at DVLA said to me " oh yes we have that but it has to come from the Court". Luckily I am paranoid and did not drive when I should have been allowed to as sods law the old bill would have stopped me and I would probably have been in the wrong.
My point is as follows. surely this cant be fair, we are convicted, sentenced and do our time and pay for a course out of our own pockets but then get denied the right to drive what would have happened if I had been stopped by Police?
Anyway rant over and hopefully I will be driving again Monday, I would advise any of you to speak to DVLA early and confirm they have your certificate.
To anyone just starting the ban , chin up it is survivable trust me and will go sooner than you think.
FO