dvla question.

helpimcrap · 18 Apr 2009 at 19:29

obviously the dvla will give me a best case scenario but how long does it take to get your licence back assuming they say i will suffer fits.

what sort of time? i need a car to get work and back as 10miles on the a5 isnt ideal due to differing start and finish times.

Skywalker · 18 Apr 2009 at 19:32

I think its 3 years fit free

moss · 18 Apr 2009 at 19:34

Not quite what your asking but my mate once suffered a fit, unexplained. The DVLA took his licence away for a year, ever since that first one, hes never had another.

helpimcrap · 18 Apr 2009 at 19:42

moss said:
Not quite what your asking but my mate once suffered a fit, unexplained. The DVLA took his licence away for a year, ever since that first one, hes never had another.

i've never suffered a fit but due to a brain haemorrage i'm more suseptable to them apparently. i was on anti-fit medication(tegretol) for months.

thanks for the answers though.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 18 Apr 2009 at 20:22

Skeeter · 18 Apr 2009 at 21:12

markyp23 said:
I believe it's one year fit free when the cause is known and three years fit free when the fits are of unknown cause.

I'm not sure where that would place you, unfortunately.

A friend of mine has epilepsy and had to go a year fit free before being given his provisional to learn, so the first part of Marky's statement is definately correct. Im sure the second bit is too, but not positive. In my opinion (entirely non medical) i would say the fact they are sayign a haemorige makes you more susceptable means they know the cause, so I would expect 1 year.

helpimcrap · 18 Apr 2009 at 22:14

cheers for that. not the news i wanted re: suspension but at least i don't have to worry about a car not so thats £1100 more i've got lol.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 19 Apr 2009 at 00:54

helpimcrap · 19 Apr 2009 at 11:27

markyp23 said:
Right, just attempted to check this and I'm struggling greatly.

I know it is a year fit free if you have epilepsy. It appears a single fit in isolation which is not deemed to be epilepsy is one year also.

Subarachnoid heamorrhages (if that, indeed, is what you have had) carry a suspension of at least one year it would seem:

NHS UK

thank you. admittedly not the news i wanted to hear but i'm looking at this with eyes wide open as i don't want to 'think' anything. i'd rather 'know'.

AFAIK it was a subarachnoid heamorrhage (also called a brain bleed) and it's supposed to make me more suseptable to fits but i've never suffered one so i couldn't tell you what triggers it!

helpimcrap · 19 Apr 2009 at 11:30

Following an illness such as a subarachnoid haemorrhage, you are legally required to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). You will not be able to drive until you receive DVLA approval and your doctor has confirmed that you have made a full recovery.

i've notified them but the bugger is i was told by my doctor the recovery will take years not days or months. bugger. what classes as a full recovery? lol