I am 34 years old and have been living in Weston, on and off, since about 1994. Nearly 2 years ago i passed my full motorcycle test (Cat A, which, at the time cost over £600) with a company in Weston called Ridesafe. Everything was fine until a little over a week ago i received a letter from the D.V.L.A. informing me that back in the year 2000 i was disqualified from driving for 2 years and ordered to take an extended test and because of this my licence has be negated and must be returned to them. i immediately contacted Ridesafe to ask my instructor about this and was told that if this were the case he would not have been able to book the test in the first place as it would have flagged up against my driver licence number. i have since been to the Citizens Advice Bureau and was told that the D.V.L.A would simply say it was my responsibility to inform them i needed the extended test. if i had known about this then i would have told my instructor. problem is that several years ago (over 5 years but less than 10) i developed a bruise on my brain (cerebellum) causing me to have an illness called 'cerebellar ataxia'. for several years i was unable to walk or talk, among many other symptoms, some which have remained including poor concept of time and virtually no memory of my past. i had no idea i needed to take the extended test. had i known, it would have been done at a small extra cost. the D.V.L.A are implying that i will now need to start the entire process from the beginning (CBT, theory, module 1, module 2) which will cost around £700. for nearly 2 years i have been riding around thinking all is well only to be told that i have been using my bike unlawfully, whilst disqualified and with an invalid insurance policy