Grassed up to the DVLA?

Shaka_Zulu

Over 40 years ago someone hit our wall after suffering an epileptic fit, she didn't report it and there was no damage to the wall.

A few years later the same fellow had a fit in the main part of town and killed two people. My mother felt very guilty about it for years. The chap who had the fit was never the same again and died very shortly after that he was in his 40s with a young family.

So OP get off your high horse and ensure you attend your appointments otherwise with luck they will only take your licence and you don't end up killing someone.

Johno100

Shaka_Zulu wrote: »

Over 40 years ago someone hit our wall after suffering an epileptic fit, she didn't report it and there was no damage to the wall.

A few years later the same fellow had a fit in the main part of town and killed two people. My mother felt very guilty about it for years. The chap who had the fit was never the same again and died very shortly after that he was in his 40s with a young family.

So OP get off your high horse and ensure you attend your appointments otherwise with luck they will only take your licence and you don't end up killing someone.

Nice story bro.:D

missile

Am I the only one who thinks OP may have something to hide?

AnotherJoe

missile wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks OP may have something to hide?

Not here, seems well balanced with a chip on each shoulder, and unable to look at the bigger picture, she cant see that not everyone is as wonderful and quick as her at pointing out issues to doctors and DVLA immediately.

If she wishes to get annoyed, she should do so not at the person who "grassed her up", but all those people with medical disabilities (down to as mild as very poor eyesite) who didn't report them, or did but continued to drive, and then injured and killed others as a result of that issue. If everyone was like her there would be no need for such processes. Focus your ire on those people MM.

molerat

Johno100 wrote: »

Yes, the DVLA have protocols to follow when presented with such information so no reason to criticise them.

But no, if it was the consultant (or his/her staff) then breaching confidentiality based on a simple missed appointment and not speaking to the patient is overstepping the mark. Have a read of the GMC guidelines.

http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/30653.asp

Nothing there which puts the medical staff in the wrong. The guidelines put their overriding duty to the public at large. We don't know why op missed their appointment or their attitude to the medics.

missile

This is what can happen when medical professionals put patient confidentiality before safety and fail to report patients with health issues > http://time.com/3761895/germanwings-privacy-law/

Muscle750

How many are driving around and keeping quiet about having a fit after gaining their licence, quite a few id expect. If you dont get lobbed in the ambulance and go to hospital and no docs called etc, Cant see how they would know.

Robisere

Thinking about the various drivers, past and current, who have lived or are living, as my neighbours in this Close, which has 15 Sheltered Housing bungalows. All of us are of course Seniors, some are ancient!

I have been here 14 years now. the first problem was a next door neighbour, 87 when he caused an accident. Long before that, 3 of us neighbours had ben continually reporting him to his GP and the police. He was obviously developing dementia, drove at 30 mph in the middle of the road everywhere, argued and screamed at others who tried to help him, attacked one lady in her home while husband was out. When I went to stop him, he attacked me. The lady reported the attack to the police, a mental health team was "scheduled" to see him. Before they could intervene, he took out his car and crashed into a family as he drove on the wrong side, coming out of a bend. Eventually he was taken into a home and died there, apparently in a screaming episode his heart burst.

Later there was another man, 88 at the time, whose own son was courageous enough to ask the GP to advise DVLA that his licence should be withdrawn. That old man is 91 now and still moans that he should have kept his licence. He can hardly walk and gets very confused, I am so glad he is off the roads.

There are two ladies who have totally different attitudes to driving. One is a very officious and interfering person, who hides her busybody attitude in a cloak of "helping" others, who actually do not answer the door when they see her coming. She is also an epileptic, has regular fits and resents the fact that her licence was withdrawn. She talks about that often, although not to me, as I told her that road users could feel a little safer if she was not in possession of a licence.

The other lady lives next door and is a very good driver as well as an absolutely smashing person. She has just had an eye operation and before going into hospital, she gave me both sets of her keys. She asked me to look after her car, start it up and move it to check brakes and tyres. She does not want to drive until her sight is back to normal. What a difference that is.

I'm sorry that you have epilepsy OP, but I don't think you understand how most other drivers view that. The fact that you have not had a seizure in however long, does not mean it has gone away. I have a cousin (70) who still has the seizures occasionally. Fortunately, he is a successful businessman who employs a driver, but he had to live without driving for a long time before getting to that point. You may have to similary adjust, if they do withdraw your licence.

mattyprice4004

GothicStirling wrote: »

The DVLA have a duty to protect the welfare of yourself, other drivers around you, and the general public. If it was the consultant, then he's done exactly the right thing, he too has a duty of care.

Knock the chip off your shoulder, and learn the lesson: attend your hospital appointments.

Absolutely this.

I'd rather they annoyed you with a letter than potentially put others at risk.

MaidMARIAN11

You are all very short sighted. What part of my post didn't you read? As someone who has not had a seizure since 2015, I shall be keeping my licence and shall continue to drive perfectly legally in defiance of all you highly discriminatory individuals who clearly have something against epileptics. Read up on the law before you make your narrow minded judgements. I have NOTHING to hide. My biggest gripe is the stamp money I will lose because I certainly won't be losing my licence. Now, I'm sure all of you lot shall be drinking, applying makeup and texting behind the wheel. Something I would never do. In fact, my epilepsy has made me a more cautious driver than most people I know. Consider that before you make your narrow minded assumptions about a stranger.