help re medical ops and DVLA

dipsy

Hi

can anyone help re sudural haematoma - it says on DVLA website that you can resume driving on recovery for a car

6 month - year for bus drivers

do id you are a car driver do you still heve to informed them and what does "resume driving on recovery" mean and how do they now and what would be the time?

confused.....

vaio

http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/medical/AAG/chapterview.aspx is for medics but might be worth having a read and then discussing with your doctor.

dipsy

thanks for all the info
one more question, when do you need to inform DVLA, I haven't driven, am due to see hospital next month and looks like they will sign me off as I am back to normal, apart from some words in my speech.

am I to assume than DVLA will backdate any withdrawal of licence to drive to the date the incident?

This will be 3 months since it happened.

I just haven't seen the urgent to inform them as I have so many financial stuff to deal with and I haven't been driving and couldn't afford to even If I was allowed, due to no sick pay.... just SSP, mortgage has had to go on stop and off to food bank tomorrow :-(

colino

No, the lay off starts from when your surgeon/doctor is satisfied that your symptoms appear to have settled and act as a buffer for any short-term reoccurrence.

dipsy

colino wrote: »

No, the lay off starts from when your surgeon/doctor is satisfied that your symptoms appear to have settled and act as a buffer for any short-term reoccurrence.

confused.... are you saying that if my surgeon says next month I am fine, DVLA will add the licence suspend it from that date?

so if it was for 6 months, they would take it for 6 + the 3 months already passed?

colino

Apologies. If you have had a sudden subdural haematoma you inform the DVLA and they normally suspend your licence for six months (the buffer zone to make sure there are no other symptoms). If after those six months your surgeon/doctor say you are fine, you can reapply for the licence.

dipsy

ah ok,

mine was different, it states that once recovered you can drive, unless you drive a bus/lorry then it is 6 - 12 months...

I am hoping that next month I will be classed as recovered by the hospital and there for when I approach DVLA I will be allowed to keep my licence.... that will be 3 months and everything is fine apart from odd word...

am I making sense?



Subdural haematoma - chronic subdural
Last Updated:
Current chapter: Neurological Disorders
(treated surgically)
Group 1 entitlement ODL – car, motorcycle
Resume driving on recovery.
Group 2 entitlement vocational – lorries, buses
Six months - one year off driving

dipsy

I haven't heard from DVLA the last letter was in September saying it would be x weeks bringing me up till 13/12/13

Still haven't heard, should I contact them?

Why would I not have heard from them either saying ok or to return my licence

9 months have now passed since the accident

5 months since I have heard from them

Any ideas?

Thanks

dipsy

Well thankfully I have finally heard, 10 1/2 months after the accident and 8 months after informing them.

I can drive again Yipeeeeee :-)