Licence refusal

Everyday living
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Hi everyone,

I’m new to this forum and want say “hello” and ask some advice.

Ive just received a letter from the DVLA saying they won’t renew my driving licence due

to my eyesight problems.

I have had double vision around four times and total eye loss once, all of which thankfully

only lasted minutes.

When i filled the medical form in i did explain this and that i wasn’t driving at the time.

I havn’t had any eye problems for some weeks now and may never get it again.

I just don’t know what to do, i can’t see anything about appealing.

Can anyone suggest anything.

Thank you in advance.

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Hi Miss Tee

I am sure that you can appeal this decision. I would check the DVLA website. Did they not say in the letter that you could appeal and how.

I live in Scotland, so not sure of the procedure elsewhere but you can appeal to your local court which would be a Sheriff Court in Scotland or Magistrates Court in England/ Wales. I am sure it would be through the civil procedure and shouldnt cost an arm and a leg to do it as i am sure you can do this yourself. With not giving to much away i work within a Sheriff Court and i just checked with my colleague that it would be the way of a Summary Application. There will also be a time limit as to how long you have to appeal the decision. Not sure with regards to the procedure in England but cant be much different.

I am also still awaiting on my licence decision.

Hope this assists

Mark

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Hi Mark.

Thank you for you reply and good advice, i will definitely appeal, i have now calmed down and feel a bit better.

I have appointment with my doctor on friday so hopefully he will write a few words that will go in my favour on

the appeal road.

Thanks again and good luck to you regarding your licence.

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This has been my biggest fear all along, obviously we don,t drive when not fit to do so…I will go crazy if they take away what little independence I have by driving.

Ell

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I’ve just been throught the process of notifying DVLA about my diagnosis and have got my new 3 year licence. There is an appeals process, they letter they sent me said I could appeal but it didn’t detail how to go about it.

Good luck.

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Hi Mitzi,

Thank you for replying, my MS nurse is writing a letter to DVLA, they say they will look at my case again when

this has been received, so fingers crossed :slight_smile:

Thanks again

Miss Tee

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I had mine revoked last month I found a tel no on their website under the medical section you can e- mail to. They explained the reason and told me that medical evidence would be sort from consultant &G.p if you have there support you don’t need to go through magistrates to appeal, fill in a new medical questionairre, D1 form from Post Office, and put in a covering letter explaining why you want the decision overturned.

I sent mine 2 weeks since, I believe it can take a couple of months.

Good luck

Pauline

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Good luck with appealing. Since my second relapse I have had permanent double vision, which I declared to the DVLA telling them that I have a frosted lens, and they have allowed me to continue driving, so hopefully with more medical evidence you will be ok too.