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Renewing Medical License

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  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    Looking on social media, DVLA are getting lots of stick for being ridiculously slow. I know how people feel as I had to wait 10 months for the decision even though my gp and consultant replied back to them within days. Thankfully I got my license 10 months down the line. Hopefully this doesn't happen next time when I have to renew my license 
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 23,623 Forumite
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    Looks like it could be a long wait.

    As the NHS is prioritising resource to support the COVID-19 booster vaccination rollout, we have agreed with the Department of Health and Social Care to temporarily pause referrals to doctors for further information to support driving licence applications. This means some driving licence applications will take longer but we will continue to prioritise applications for bus and lorry driving licences.

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update#processing-dates-for-paper-applications
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