What
happens after you have told DVLA about your
medical condition
When
you have informed the Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Agency (DVLA) of a medical condition
or disability, the medical advisers at DVLA
will decide whether or not you can satisfy
the national medical guidelines and the
requirements of the law. A licence is accordingly
issued, revoked or refused.
When
you have told DVLA of a medical condition
or disability
The
medical questionnaire that you use to
notify DVLA allows you to provide specific
details about your medical condition
or disability. The questionnaire also
enables you to provide your consent
for the DVLA medical advisers to request
medical information from your doctor's
if this is needed. If at all possible
a decision will be made about your driving
licence at DVLA. If, however, further
information is required, then their
medical advisers may:
- contact
your own doctor and or consultant
- arrange
for you to be examined by a locally
appointed medical officer or local
consultant or specialist
- will
ask you to undergo a driving assessment,
eyesight or driving test
How
long medical enquiries will take
The
DVLA aim to complete their enquiries
as quickly as possible. The time they
take to deal with your particular case
will depend on the medical condition
you have and the information they need
to gather. If the DVLA can make a decision
based on the information you originally
provided, they aim to make a decision
on 97.5% of cases within 15 working
days.
If
they need more information about your
medical condition, either from you,
your doctor, or from other sources,
or if you are applying for a lorry or
bus licence, they aim to make a decision
on 80% of cases within 90 working days.
If enquiries take longer than the target
times set out above, they will write
to explain what is happening.
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The
decision that can be made about your driving licence
Once
the medical advisers are satisfied that all the relevant
medical information has been made available and they are
able to complete their investigation, a decision will
be made about your driving licence. The Secretary of State
in the person of DVLA's medical advisers alone can make
this decision. The decisions that may be made are:
- you
may be able to retain your licence or be issued
with a new driving licence
- you
may be issued with a driving licence for a period
of one, two or three years if the medical adviser
decides that a review of your medical fitness is
required in the future
- you
may be issued a driving licence which indicates
that special controls need to be fitted to the vehicles
you drive to enable you to overcome the effects
of a physical disability
- your
licence may be revoked or your application refused.
DVLA will only do this when their enquiries confirm
that as a result of your medical condition you are
unable to meet the required medical standards of
fitness to drive
If
your driving licence is revoked or refused by the medical
adviser at DVLA you will be:
- provided
with a medical explanation of why this decision
was taken. Wherever possible DVLA will advise you
when you can re-apply for your licence
- you
will be sent notice that will explain your right
of appeal to a Magistrates Court if you live in
England or Wales, or to a Sheriff Court if you live
in Scotland
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