License Revoked by DVLA

could have been a mistake, I would appeal it and get a different consultant to do a check.

If your father is still healty and fully functional then I see no reason why they would revoke his license. After all the DVLA are known to make some pretty horrendous mistakes, this could very well be one of them.
 
gam3r said:
I am going to draft a letter to the DVLA requesting some more information.
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The GP should have anything the DVLA have...get a letter of consent or go with your dad to your GP, he has the right to view everything they have and if you ask politely, no need to formally request the records. I suspect you may find more than just your, with all due respect, untrained opinion that his cognitive and spatial awareness is spot on.
 
Fett said:
The GP should have anything the DVLA have...get a letter of consent or go with your dad to your GP, he has the right to view everything they have and if you ask politely, no need to formally request the records. I suspect you may find more than just your, with all due respect, untrained opinion that his cognitive and spatial awareness is spot on.
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Maybe, I will dig deeper and see what they have.

Thanks
 
It took my Dad at least a year if I remember right to convince the DVLA that he was fit to drive after a similar problem.
 
atpbx said:
Get medical report from hospital, request court hearing, job done.

Whats the problem.
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The decision then is entirely based on the consultants report. If The DVLA medical advisor has revoked already based on this report, I doubt you'd get much joy in having that decision overturned.

His dad doesn't have a legal right to a second opinion but he'll get one if he requests it. Voluntarily surrender your license to the DVLA, get a second opinion with a third assessment from your GP, and then request the medical advisor review it. If the license is not re-issued, then go to court with your 2 consultation reports, a letterr from your GP and a decent brief. No point playing hardball with the DVLA straight away, just my opinion of course.
 
So just to clarify. Consultant says your dad cant drive. GP says he can.

Unfortunately the consultant trumps the GP as he is a specialist in this area wheras a GP is the medical equivalent of the guy at your ISP who tells you to reboot your router and call back if it's still broken.

Looks like you need to see a private consultant to get this resolved. :(
 
Fett said:
The decision then is entirely based on the consultants report. If The DVLA medical advisor has revoked already based on this report, I doubt you'd get much joy in having that decision overturned.

His dad doesn't have a legal right to a second opinion but he'll get one if he requests it. Voluntarily surrender your license to the DVLA, get a second opinion with a third assessment from your GP, and then request the medical advisor review it. If the license is not re-issued, then go to court with your 2 consultation reports, a letterr from your GP and a decent brief. No point playing hardball with the DVLA straight away, just my opinion of course.
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And your point is?

He only has two courses of action, and thats the one I've said, regardless of what the result is based on or what the likely outcome is, or to accept it and move on.
 
Consultants don't do this sort of thing in secret. It would have been discussed with your father; his condition, what it means for him including driving. If he was going to write to DVLA, he would have said.

DVLA is not the problem here - they have a line on which one side is ok to drive, the other not. They draw the line - they don't decide on which side people sit.
 
dont understand the whole thread, if there is a condition that they found out about after x years, i'd accept their decission... just because its not happened in X years does not mean it will not happen now..

I once knew a guy that was aloud to drive but he kept falling asleep.. hwo he kept his licence i'll never know... I hope to god he never killed anyony...

however

bearing in mind you are dealing with a bunch of retarded, bearly able to think, moron, lowest of the low civil servants what ever they say what ever they do keep going on at them and take it as high as you can.... if their claim is unjustified take it to your MP...

another civil service department raped me for £32k but I managed to rape them back for £18K plus a big sorry... (OK i never got it all back but I did actually owe them 16k, which i tried to pay but they refused to take... very complicated) (with help from my local MP thanks tony!!)
 
Just get your dad to call the DVLA medical department and ask for the best process to reapply for his licence.

Dependant on his condition it may be easier to voluntarily surrender his licence, then have a medical with a consultant and if he gets the all clear he'll get his licence back.

If the initial consultant has decided that he isn't fit to drive though I'd certainly chase it up with them to see why - It's possible that he doesn't meet medical standards even if you feel that he's able to drive.
 
atpbx said:
And your point is?

He only has two courses of action, and thats the one I've said, regardless of what the result is based on or what the likely outcome is, or to accept it and move on.
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If you value your license, just requesting the consultants report (that the DVLA have already based a revoked license on) and going to court with it is, imo, great way to ensure the license stays revoked and incur possible court fees etc.

Instead, load it in your favour as much as possible. Going the route of magistrates court is *not* the only alternative to just accepting it. The DVLA will usually review any case if you write to them and put your point across, along with a second medical opinion and a letter from your GP. Of course, if the second consultancy result is negative, it's a different ballgame, but if it is in your favour, along with a favourable letter from your GP and if applicable, a favourable report from a NHS driving assessment centre, it will help your cause without resorting to legal proceedings.
 
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