My Dad is 73 and lives with me. He is in middle stages of Alzheimer’s
He hasn’t drove in over 6 months due to lockdown and he has just received a letter from the DVLA saying his driving licence is under review and that they have wrote to his GP. My mum has spoke to the GP and it’s best he no longer drives. However my Dad isn’t aware of this and so I know it sounds deceitful but it’s best for him and all other road users. He ran a red light before lockdown, no longer knows left and right. He knows the doctor is looking into it and he is very anxious, he keeps reading the dvla letter over and over. He keeps looking out for the post man every day to see if they’ve wrote him about his licence.
His main concern is he is a lorry driver and how will he earn wages if he can’t drive. He is retired and no matter how much we tell him he obviously forgets. I’ve tried saying it’s his day off. Tried saying he is on holiday. Tried saying with him being over 70 and lockdown he doesn’t need to work but nothing will stop this anxiety
I’m dreading the day the letter comes saying he has lost his licence.
Any tips on how any of you dealt with this?
I know in time he will forget, like he has forgotten he hasn’t actually drove for 6 months. But any thoughts on how to deal with the initial fall out? Or is it a case of just letting it pass in time?
thank you
He hasn’t drove in over 6 months due to lockdown and he has just received a letter from the DVLA saying his driving licence is under review and that they have wrote to his GP. My mum has spoke to the GP and it’s best he no longer drives. However my Dad isn’t aware of this and so I know it sounds deceitful but it’s best for him and all other road users. He ran a red light before lockdown, no longer knows left and right. He knows the doctor is looking into it and he is very anxious, he keeps reading the dvla letter over and over. He keeps looking out for the post man every day to see if they’ve wrote him about his licence.
His main concern is he is a lorry driver and how will he earn wages if he can’t drive. He is retired and no matter how much we tell him he obviously forgets. I’ve tried saying it’s his day off. Tried saying he is on holiday. Tried saying with him being over 70 and lockdown he doesn’t need to work but nothing will stop this anxiety
I’m dreading the day the letter comes saying he has lost his licence.
Any tips on how any of you dealt with this?
I know in time he will forget, like he has forgotten he hasn’t actually drove for 6 months. But any thoughts on how to deal with the initial fall out? Or is it a case of just letting it pass in time?
thank you