DVLA help

[mbmac]

Hi everyone.
I’m just about to send off my forms informing the DVLA about my T1 diabetes. I’ve been T1 nearly a year but I’ve never had a car so I was under the impression I didn’t need to tell the DVLA until I was ready to get a car. Is this correct?

Thank you 🙂

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I imagine it's more about your license than any particular car, so probably they'd have been happier had you told them right away. However, I guess it doesn't matter much presuming you haven't been driving. No idea how they'll react but you've got to tell them.

 

[mbmac]

Yeah, I was advised that there was no rush as I knew I wouldn’t be driving at all and I should tell them when I was going to be driving soon

 

[Pumper_Sue]

It's the licence you hold not the fact you do not have a car. So yes you need to tell them asp that you are insulin dependant as basically your licence as it is, is invalid due to non disclosure of your medical condition.

 

[JohnWhi]

From experience, albeit 38 years ago, the DVLA are unlikely to find fault with the delay once you have told them. When I was diagnosed, I was living in France. There was no need to inform the authorities there and I was required to have a presentable licence to drive to work. Only on return to the UK did I read that one had to declare diabetes. I returned licence and form with a short note explaining the situation and had a new licence in a matter of days.

 

[brisr949]

I informed them 3 months after diagnosis back in 2015, they were not that impressed..as said its the licence not the car as you have to have it renewed every 3 years.

 

[trophywench]

It's never actually a problem 'per se' as long as you can truthfully say you don't keep having 'assisted' hypos during your normal daily life. Keep a copy of both sides of your licence though cos it is likely to take longer to turn round at the moment I think.

 

[JohnWhi]

I have never actually returned the licence with the renewal form. You have the option of returning it, cut in two, when the new licence is issued.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

I have never actually returned the licence with the renewal form. You have the option of returning it, cut in two, when the new licence is issued.

Not I suspect if you have a non medical licence. Our 3 year licences yes you can do that but not when having to apply for the first time, if you see what I mean.

 

[JohnWhi]

Not I suspect if you have a non medical licence.

Things may well have changed since 1982, when photocopiers were not too numerous! As it happens, they never asked me to return it. I suspect my original argument, needing documentary proof of holding a licence for a specific purpose, may still hold water if one has medical support.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Things may well have changed since 1982, when photocopiers were not too numerous! As it happens, they never asked me to return it. I suspect my original argument, needing documentary proof of holding a licence for a specific purpose, may still hold water if one has medical support.

When you apply for a medical licence you have to return your non medical licence and you are given a letter to say you can carry on driving until a decision is made unless that is you know you are unfit to drive. There is no point in keeping your original licence as it's not valid anyway.