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i have just been told on monday after being rushed to hospital after a doctors visit that im type 1
I was not allowed to drive my car .
i drive a company car which the company have locked up in the works compound,due to insurance reasons.
I have filled in the forms from the D V LA to notify about my diabetes,
And seen my GP who says im ok to drive.
Can I drive the car so I can work and how do I prove to work that its ok
Any help would be much appreiated
colinw
 
i would phone the dvla to confirm they have received your notice to them and that they have confirmed your are still allowed to drive for now. your licence may be revoked until you are under control (confirmed by docs). you will then be moved on to have a resctricted licence when the dvla clear you though for 1, 2 or 3 years max and the dvla will review your license after each period to make sure you are still fit to drive. i wouldnnt drive the car unless you have spoken to the dvla - you may be charged for driving without a licence. i know that each time my licence has ran out and i havent recieved a new one due to dvla investigations, i am still covered to drive.
 
Don't forget to notify your car insurance people, or if it's your company allocated car insured by them, get them to do it.
 
Hi,
First your doctor cannot say you are ok to drive, only the DVLA can do that on your doctors records of your condition.

The DVLA will tell you if your to keep your licence but may say for shorter time intervals, If you have good control there is no problem driving.
 
Colin,

I think most things have been covered already, but from a legal position here you go!

Driving while awaiting an initial review of your license is illegal on at least two accounts:
Driving without a driving license as your license has at this stage technically been revoked.
Driving without insurance.

As stated above your GP or Consultant cannot decide if you can drive or not, you can't as you've surrendered your driving license until DVLA determine you are fit to drive.

What changes is when your license needs renewing in 'n' months or hopefully years time, DVLA will write to you telling you that its time to fill in a mass of paperwork, DO NOT put this off, do it the day it arrives, they drag their heals and their clock starts when they get it back. My experience is that they are slow and run to the 11th hour.

During this time you are still able to drive vehicles within the classes they allowed you to drive. If you haven't received your license by the expirey date then legally you can't continue to drive past that date. Unless you have it in writing from DVLA that your license is on its way back to you. Good luck to you if you get stopped at that time!

At review times, or 3-6 months before I'd make comment to your medical practitioners that you're due a DVLA review.

Keep clear of hypos where possible, keep your levels in good shape, especially your HbA1C as this is so often how the medics review your overall control. And a dodgy reply from your Doctor or Consultant can hamper the renewal, either it being declined or the new license being shortened before the next review.

On the point of insurance, yes, you have a legal responsibility to inform your insurers and every insurer in the future. In the case of a company car, you should put this in writing to the person who is responsible for the running of the company fleet, not perhaps your manager. If in doubt, I'd send it recorded delivery to the Company Secretary at the companies registered address - this may be a different address to where you work. Your back is then covered as you have informed them. Don't forget, changing jobs in the future means you must tell your new employers, so that they can inform their insurers.

Hope its not too long before you're back behind the wheel - test regulary, especially if your sensitivity to hypos is low.

David
 
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