Drink Driving Medical

[bilabonic]

Well my surgery has recieved the form from DVLA and i want to go down and discuss it with my Dr.

 

He is on hols for 2 weeks though......ARRRGGHHH

[nick_matthew1]

Hi All,

 

I have just recently got my licence back after being banned for 15 months, which got knocked down to a year after taking the drink driving course.

 

I was at t in the park exactly a month before the medical which involved 3 solid days of drinking, then i was in manchester for the amir khan fight a week later which i was pretty drunk for.

 

so for the next 3 weeks i stopped drinking, except for 2 tins of beer on one sat night and then a couple pints the week after. the weekend before my medical i didn't touch a single drop.

 

Also i took milk thistle for around a month straight leading up to the medical.

 

DVLA received my medical results and within a couple weeks my licence was back out to me.

 

 

Just thought i would let people know that are wondering how much heavy drinking affects the medical.

 

 

For the record i was done with drink driving for 'the morning after' so im no an idiot or an alcohlic that thinks its fine to jump in a car when you've had a good few. im 22 so i enjoy a drink with my friends!

[pelham9]

Have you had liver function tests recently?

[carolinecaterer]

hi where did you buy this from please?

[nick_matthew1]

I phoned DVLA to try and get my test results and they gave me an email address to send a request to but it ended up being a dud address so i still haven't called them back to ask again....so not sure what the liver function test would have been like if they even tell you.

 

As for milk thistle you can buy this from tesco, semi-chem, superdrug etc

[no10manutd]

i did my medical yesterday 28/10/2009 worried sick as hell i wont pass i tryied quiting for 4 months inbetween the 4 months i had a small aftershock bottle coz 2 suprise tickets come up for the united vs arsenal match aug 29 do you think ill pass my medical coz i got little baby girl and every saturday i have to catch a taxi just to go to town and it killing me wud be nice for some advice tahnk you

[no10manutd]

i did my medical yesterday 28/10/2009 worried sick as hell i wont pass i tryied quiting for 4 months inbetween the 4 months i had a small aftershock bottle coz 2 suprise tickets come up for the united vs arsenal match aug 29 do you think ill pass my medical coz i got little baby girl and every saturday i have to catch a taxi just to go to town and it killing me wud be nice for some advice thank you

[no10manutd]

i need help some one please get me out of my misery

[no10manutd]

did my medical yesterday 28/10/2009 worried sick as hell i wont pass i tryied quiting for 4 months inbetween the 4 months i had a small aftershock bottle coz 2 suprise tickets come up for the united vs arsenal match aug 29 do you think ill pass my medical coz i got little baby girl and every saturday i have to catch a taxi just to go to town and it killing me wud be nice for some advice thank you

[nick_matthew1]

Alright mate,

 

If you haven't drank since august the 29th which is nearly 2 months ago i would say you will be fine! If you read my post and consider that i have drank every weekend since i was 16 probably and i passed considering the above details then you should be fine.

 

By drinkin every weekend im just ur usual goin out with ur mates and having a laugh drinker. don't drink excessively durin the week or that.

 

Also im sure i drank a h ell of a lot more over the 3 day course at titp and 4 days later being really drunk again in manchester...and i still passed by staying clean of drink for the next 3 weeks.

 

Good luck mate you will be fine

[bilabonic]

Should be fine mate, i know people who drank everyday upto week before test and passed.

 

I still have not had a decision on my license but been driving since ban expired at start of Oct, did my medical in july !!!!

[no10manutd]

nick mattew if you dont mind me asking nick wat were your drinking habbits like coz i used to drink like a a half of hennsey every day for about 4 months i just worried because i got a little baby girl depending on the decsion off the dvla had my medical on 28/10/09 am im worried sick time is not passing at the moment and just brought a car aswell with cost £4500 so i dont wana fail thank for your advice mate

[no10manutd]

and also nick i had no milk thistle do you think that make a diffrence

[nick_matthew1]

When i lost my licence i drank more, probably every friday saturday goin out in the town and ending up really drunk. then hitting the pub on a sunday from around 2-3 and drinking till 12 then going home. You would think getting done for drink driving would deter you from drinkin but it just gives you nothing to do as it takes your freedom...then out of sheer boredom and realisation you can't go anywhere and do things you want to do you end up drinking with your mates.

 

back to my drinkin habits in my post a few above you can see how much i drank the month before so if you have done better than me you should pass. I think with taking the milk thistle and not drinking for 3 weeks solid i did feel better.

[no10manutd]

do you think if you refused a refused breathalyser which i did they will take longer with the results and ask ur gp and be arseholes with you dvla try to get every penny out of you

[no10manutd]

sorry nick forgot to thank you nice one mate. hope it all goes to plan lol have a drink on me lol thank a lot mate

[nick_matthew1]

I wouldnt think so they just tend to take a while with the medical as they do with everything else lol. I didn't get my results back until nearly 3 weeks after the medical! I do think this is the DVLA's plan to try and get every penny they can out of you, i was in the same situation as you worried sick if i would pass or not thinkig that titp and the venture down to manchester for the boxing would make me fail.

 

Not a problem mate glad to of been a little help, i know how stressful it can be!

 

Good luck mate

[no10manutd]

thanks again i let u know how i get on

[no10manutd]

well happy today just rang the dvla and they said that i have passed and they have sent my license out this morning lol nice one nick you help throw a hard period i felt confident after your advice thanks alot for the help mate hope this never happens to anyone else but i dont think that possible :D:D:D:D:D YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[nick_matthew1]

Glad to hear it mate from what you said i thought you would be fine! At least your back on the road now so you won't have to sell the car you just bought and visiting your little girl should be a hell of a lot easier

[no10manutd]

yh should be i have to wait ot get on the road no insurance or roadtax probbly gonna get my sisster as first drivier on the insurance do you know any cheap car insurance for drink drivers well atleast reasonable

[nick_matthew1]

Yeah I'm with elephant with my cousin who is a 30 year old female as a name driver, I'm 22 with 3 years no claims, been passed for over 4 years, i declared my drink drivin conviction and also driving without due care and attention conviction, my car is a 1.6 16v corsa sport and im £620 for the year which is very good considering the convictions.

 

When doing the quote with elephant changing small details like yearly mileage to 5000 and that you keep your car in a private car park helps bring it down.

 

I'ts a 10 month policy which you get a years no claims for when done...im paying £62 a month, was only paying around £35 before my ban when i was with Quinn Direct

[djavidmix]

Hey all. Iv been reading some of your coments over the last day or two with regards to the medical to get my licence back. Im worried sick as my medical is due next tuesday 17th november. The worry is I have recently appealed against my ban which was due to run out later this year, and won. Only problem is, I have been given a date for the medical almost straight away with almost no time to prepare.

Im probably a worse case axample, I work in a pub, and do a bit of DJing so drink is readily available all the time. I wouldnt consider myself to be a heavy drinker, but I would consider myself a binge drinker, drinking only at the weekend.

If im honist, I had quite a few drinks friday 6th, but since then been pretty good, had a couple saturday, thats it. Im not goin to drink now at all untill the test, and have taken some advise, and been taking milk thistle as of today. Im just woried it might be too little too late, with only aprox 10 days since my last drink before the test. But as I said iv had almost no time to prepare.

Im wondering if it might be better if I try to delay the test.

Ive heard of people not giving up drinking at all before the test and still passing. I cant afford to wait another 6 months as my job depends on it.

Any ideas?. Ill keep you all informed anyway. Thanks for all your comments, its been helpfull.

[djavidmix]

Oh sorry forgot to mention.

For insurance, try Thames city insurance broker in birmingham. Already been shopping round and found them to be cheapest.

[djavidmix]

Yeah I'm with elephant with my cousin who is a 30 year old female as a name driver, I'm 22 with 3 years no claims, been passed for over 4 years, i declared my drink drivin conviction and also driving without due care and attention conviction, my car is a 1.6 16v corsa sport and im £620 for the year which is very good considering the convictions.

 

When doing the quote with elephant changing small details like yearly mileage to 5000 and that you keep your car in a private car park helps bring it down.

 

I'ts a 10 month policy which you get a years no claims for when done...im paying £62 a month, was only paying around £35 before my ban when i was with Quinn Direct

 

Hi Nick.

Noticed you saying your insurance policy is only for 10 month, but they give you 1 years no claims. Be carefull, as sometimes this is a [problem], as only they will recognise it as a 1 year no claims bonus no body else. Its to force you into having to re-newing with them next year. They wont give you the full year in writing when your policy runs out.

Be carefull mate. phone them and check before you hand over anymore money.