Yetiowner replied on 05/06/2018 11:44
Posted on 05/06/2018 11:44
Last October we bought a Burster 680G Ixeo fully aware that when I was 70 (March this year) my licence would have to be upgraded to a Group 2 as the kerb weight was 3.85 tonnes and that despite major heart surgery I should have no problem obtaining the necessary licence. Having had triple by-pass and a replacement aortic valve surgery back in December 2014 I would not have believed the hassle I am having in applying for this licence up-grade. The surgery was entirely successful and I was signed off in May 2015 and have had no problems since.
Despite a successful medical as part of the application and submitting all results and cardiac documentation I was given on discharge in 2015 the DVLA insist that I have not submitted enough evidence that I am fit to drive Group 2 vehicles.
At no time during this sorry period has the DVLA suggested that I retake a treadmill ECG and have based their decision on a test carried out in October 2014 which highlighted the heart problems and resulted in my corrective surgery.
I liken my situation to those of us who have been successfully 'cured' but have to pay an expensive premium for travel insurance when others of my age group oblivious to any potential health problems are paying lower - if any - premiums.
Has anyone else been subject to this bureaucratic nonsense?
Yetiowner