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I'm completely fine but having the DVLA write to my doctor every single year and having form after form and waiting months for the answer puts a lot of stress and strain on me. One of the Qs the doctor has to answer is "is the patient currently engaging and compliant with treatment?". But what if I don't need treatment and therefore not attending any clinic and the doctor answers "no" to that question, would that go against me? Do I need to see a CPN or a psychiatrist or whatever even if I don't need to just so the doctor can say I'm "compliant with treatment"? The letters from DVLA do say I need to be "engaging with treatment" because of my "declared medical condition" which is basically asperger's or very high functioning autism. It's not something I would ever need to see a doctor or whatever for.
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Do I still have time to appeal? Apparently I need a lawyer? And the courts have to receive the appeal before end of next week? I have already written to the DVLA saying I intend to appeal? If I don't go ahead with the appeal the DVLA won't take my licence off me will they?
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the letter I received tells me I can appeal against the fact they have to write to my doctor every year because of my "declared medical condition" their concern is the fact I told them I had autism. it's actually been almost 2 years since I last used cannabis anyway and I only used it 4 times. I don't regret using cannabis but I have big regrets telling anyone I used it you don't get any support and people are really judgemental - my social worker actually told me "people who use drugs have something missing from their lives". Who is she to tell me what's "missing" from my life??????? My advice to anyone who uses cannabis - keep it to yourself and don't tell any mental health professional.
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They want to write to my doctor every year because of my "declared medical condition" (something which has no bearing on my ability to drive safely. I am very high functioning autism which affects my social skills only) I wish to appeal the fact they want to keep writing to my doctor yearly.
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so how do I do this? and is it still true I need to notify the other person I am recording the call to keep it legal?
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Do I just send one letter addressed to DVLA medical (as requested) telling them I wish to appeal, and one letter to my local court with my argument on why I do not consider my declared medical condition affects my driving and thus writing to my doctor every year isn't needed?
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1 year until a review. Which brings me to my next struggle- appealing this so they won't have to write to my doctor every year. Is there any advice/tips/templates on how to go about doing this?
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Just to provide an update and closure for the thread I did finally get my licence back, 7 months after I applied.
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What exactly will happen at this medical? All it says is I may have to get undressed and I need to provide a urine sample for drug screening. Is there just one medical for everyone? ie will I basically be given the same medical that's given to those reapplying after being disqualified for drink driving? My letter doesn't say "high risk offender" (something I see online a lot) anywhere on it. Does this mean there are 2 medical tests? One for high risk offenders and another for everyone else? Or can they be tailored for each individual?
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Back in Oct they sent me a letter saying I had "suffered a medical condition (drug abuse)". So why not just send me for drug screening back then? My GP hasn't helped matters either, on one form she sent back to the DVLA she actually left a page of questions blank. So then the DVLA had to write back to her with the same form. And I really don't like their way of wording things. A year and a half ago I went through a phase of having some cannabis edibles to relax and because of that I've "suffered drug abuse"? I rarely drink alcohol (yes alcohol is also a drug) yet look at all the people in England who abuse alcohol every other day of the week and either end up arrested or in A+E due to how they behave whilst drunk which is surely a lot more harmful than using cannabis responsibly at home in your own time?
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It's now over 6 months since I submitted my application.
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and how long is this going to take? I suppose if I make the appt as soon as they can give me one then from now until the day they make the decision it could be another month or two months?
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I need to have a medical examination, as part of it I need to provide a urine sample for drug screening. Why do I have to do this even though I told them it's been a year and a half since I last used any cannabis? What else does the examination involve? And do they really watch you pee?
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I have one more question. What exactly entails "satisfactory complying with treatment" if the licence was revoked for "serious psychiatric illness"? Is it esstential to have to have appointments with a mental health professional? I'm concerned because I've just been seeing my GP I don't have a CPN or psychiatrist or anything like that.
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So in other words, if the person making the application has refrained from any use of cannabis for over 6 months it will not stop the application being granted?
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To be perfectly honest I'd be afraid to tell my doctor I'm anxious incase it goes against me getting my licence back I'm only anxious of course because I need to drive to live my life and I'm isolated without it and I don't know if/when I will get it back. Obviously that's not a reason for me not to get my licence back because being able to drive again would resolve the anxiety. But the doctor might not see it that way. There's a question on the medical form along the lines of "anxiety with agitation" if the doctor ticks that then no licence. It could happen so easily. Turns out my GP missed out questions on the form, so the DVLA have sent her another one. I should know by now but now I need to wait for her to fill the form in again and send it back off and for the DVLA to process it and make another decision. There's another problem. I now have to fill in a questionnaire about drugs even though I haven't used cannabis for well over a year. It's asking if I've used it in the past 3 years. Does this mean if you use cannabis you can't drive for 3 years? I last used cannabis over a year now. Will my licence application be refused?
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Got a letter today saying they had written to my doctor. But a fortnight ago they received the form from my doctor what's going on have they made a mistake? or has the doctor missed something out on the form? I'm not coping with this
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Is there any chance the DVLA could fasttrack my application if I explained my circumstances to them? I have really bad anxiety over waiting and it has been affecting my appetite and sleep.
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I've already been waiting months. I sent an application form, they sent me a medical form, I sent it back, then they sent a medical form to my GP, then she sent it back (and all these steps can take weeks and weeks). I know the DVLA received her form a fortnight ago I was hoping I would have heard by now. I just find it a little unfair the form has to be filled in by my GP- someone who I generally see for a 10 min appt every few months or so. Someone who has never been a passenger in my car or seen me drive or seen how I am day-to-day.
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Still waiting to hear if my application to get my licence back has been successful. The DVLA received the medical forms from my doctor a fortnight ago and I still don't know either way been checking online every day and no letter yet. I am frankly worried sick and the anxiety from this is affecting my wellbeing.
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yes but there is a box called "serious psychiatric illness" which if a doctor ticks that means an automatic revocation of the licence for 3 months regardless of anything else. my licence has been revoked twice. first time through no fault of my own my doctor ticked the above box then went back on his word and said it was a "mistake" and that "he didn't know me well enough to make that decision" and I also had another doctor (my psychiatrist) who said he had no problem with me driving at all. Despite this, it still took me 4 months to get my licence back. I lost my licence again this year because I was admitted to a pscy. ward, was in a really bad place mentally and was having thoughts of suicide. Turns out it was my medication risperidone causing the suicidal thoughts as I got much better when I asked to come off it. I don't even think I should have been put on an anti-psychotic at all (I'm not schizophrenic or have psychosis) but every doctor I see always seem to want me on risperidone (I strongly suspect my surgery is visited by drug reps who take the doctors out for meals). Apparently the doctors think risperidone is good for anxiety, but if I really do have anxiety then I'd rather have anxiety than take risperidone, nasty stuff. On a licence for one year at a time, for no reason other than I told the DVLA what I have which now counts as a "declared medical condition". It's really messed my life up, I dropped out of uni and lost a lot of friends over the stress of losing my licence the first time round which was all because of a doctor's mistake. Is there an actual criteria for what actually constitutes a "serious psychiatric illness"? Or is it entirely at the doctor's interpretation/discretion?
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I'm not on any medication at all and I don't drink or use any recreational drugs. I've been driving 15+ years with no issues at all. I'm worried sick over this, I've been to my GP to discuss it with her and she wouldn't give a "yes I'm happy for you to drive" or a "no I don't think you should drive" answer and would only say she would have to fill it in depending on what's on my medical notes or her "head will be on the line". I'm worried if there is anything at all on my notes even the slightest thing she will "err on the side of caution" and say I can't drive because she will be petrified if she said yes and I were to then crash she would get the blame.
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All I was wanting to know was whether being admitted to a hospital for "psychiatric treatment" was an automatic ban for 12 months. For example if someone were to abuse alcohol that would be an automatic 12 month ban regardless of anything else. I'm not on any medication and haven't been for months now, and my medical condition is something that has absolutely no impact on my fitness to drive or to concentrate etc, but a social worker told me I had to declare it and because I did DVLA now have to write to my doctor once a year.
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my doctor will be sent a form from the DVLA to fill in re my medical fitness to drive. In the past 3, 4 or 5 months my mental health has been excellent no problems. BUT earlier this year like 7 months ago I (voluntarily) admitted myself to a psychiatric ward and was there for 3 weeks. I know the doctor will have a question to answer along the lines of "has the person been admitted to a hospital in the past 12 months for psychiatric treatement?" Does this mean I won't be allowed to drive until a year has passed since my admission date, even though I have been fine in recent months? Or does it depend on each circumstance? I'm worried about this, I need my driving licence and my life is on hold until I get it back.
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