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DVLA Medical enquiries taking forever
Hi hi,
So i've been driving for a few years, then i had a spinal cord injury resulting in partial paralysis of my legs. My car was fitted with hand controls, my doctors agreed i was safe to drive, we wrote to the DVLA and off I went.
It's been a year and a half, and they still havent confirmed they agree i'm safe to drive. they keep sending me questionnaires to fill in - neurological disorder questionnaire, mental health questionnaire, eyesight...... all things i don't have an issue with. i'm otherwise healthy. i keep phoning up and explaining, and they always say to fill in the form as best i can and return it with a covering letter explaining that i don't have a condition of that type. this had been going on for months and months, and finally 4 months ago i phoned up and they said that my case was "with a manager" but refused to give me even a rough guess as to how long it'd take.
given i don't have ID while all this is going on it's quite annoying, even though i'm allowed to drive, but i'm worried about how they're interpreting my condition. I have one symptom: lack of feeling and control of my legs. my upper body is fine, i have no upper body issue, i drive with my hands and i'm as safe as any other driver. after all this though, i'm worried they don't believe that and are gonna revoke my licence.
can anyone offer any advice?
thanks
So i've been driving for a few years, then i had a spinal cord injury resulting in partial paralysis of my legs. My car was fitted with hand controls, my doctors agreed i was safe to drive, we wrote to the DVLA and off I went.
It's been a year and a half, and they still havent confirmed they agree i'm safe to drive. they keep sending me questionnaires to fill in - neurological disorder questionnaire, mental health questionnaire, eyesight...... all things i don't have an issue with. i'm otherwise healthy. i keep phoning up and explaining, and they always say to fill in the form as best i can and return it with a covering letter explaining that i don't have a condition of that type. this had been going on for months and months, and finally 4 months ago i phoned up and they said that my case was "with a manager" but refused to give me even a rough guess as to how long it'd take.
given i don't have ID while all this is going on it's quite annoying, even though i'm allowed to drive, but i'm worried about how they're interpreting my condition. I have one symptom: lack of feeling and control of my legs. my upper body is fine, i have no upper body issue, i drive with my hands and i'm as safe as any other driver. after all this though, i'm worried they don't believe that and are gonna revoke my licence.
can anyone offer any advice?
thanks
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