Group 2 driving licence

My father suffered from the same idiocy. He tried several times to get his license post 70 and even with doctors reports the DVLA refused, they even revoked his ordinary driving license once, frankly I don't think they understand their own rules.

He unfortunately died before he managed to get it sorted and it all left a bad taste in the mouth. It simply reinforced my view that the DVLA are idiots. I really hope you get yours sorted soon, best of luck.

Has anyone else been subject to this bureaucratic nonsense?

Yes, it is unbelieveable and it seems they won't even believe what your own doctor reports on the D4. I heard nothing for nearly 6 weeks and I was getting desperate for my licence (I was scheduled to go to Croatia). I phoned them only to be told they were sending me another medical form for completion. (I suspect they had done nothing until I phoned) I tried to speed things up by getting the form online and emailing the completed form as an attachment. I also posted it to them. They still seemed not to believe what it said and insisted on contacting my consultant. I called his secretary and found out all they asked him for was a routine report, not even any amplification on anything I told them! I made at least two complaints via their web site which at least resulted in a phone call being received from the DVLA who assured me they would speed things up. Give them their due they did appear to get a move on and in the end sent me my licence by special delivery for which I was very grateful.

I suspect the older you get the more they are liable to scrutinise applications.

peedee

Yetiowner, I sympathise and think "there but for the grace of god go I."

But It's not bureaucratic nonsense - they are applying very strict medical conditions for safety reasons -  and the brick wall you are facing now will come back every three years from now on.

Faced with a brick wall I don't try to knock it down - I look for a way round it. And that way round it may be for you to switch to a lighter weight motor home, so I hope you can work round the problem in some way. 

Good wishes. Stay well. 

Not wanting the hassle is exactly the reason we decided to restrict ourselves to 3500kg.

Hope you get there soon, YO.

I disagree ET, there is no point in filling in forms if they are not accepted. My doctor passed me fit to drive the issue of the licence should then be automatic.

peedee

I went down the 3.5T route as well. Who needs hassle at our time of life?

I realise the payload isn't vast at 3500 kg (380kg minus any extras) but, if all else fails, could you run it at the lower weight?

It would have to be downplated to 3500kg by the manufacturer first.

sorry, yes I realised that, I was just offering this up as an option...

a dealer (or SV Tech) downplate and a bit of payload management 'might' be a less stressful (and repeating) alternative.

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