Hi Jaded”n”faded sorry but I’m not one in a million
but I am a fighter ? when will i give up?♂️?♂️
first of all I personally would like to see All Bad Drivers taken Off our roads irrespective of age gender or Medical condition this could be achieved similar to Passport renewal every give Drivers a 10 year driving licence then a Driving Test on renewal,
What I do object to is assuming the only Bad drivers are people with Dementia which simply not true, in 2012-15 I was a member of the Alzheimer’s Society Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Dementia Leadership Group there were eight members all with Dementias obviously we had give consent to NHS Trust to give our dementia details anyway the member ages ranged from 68 to 83 and Five members of the group still held a driving licence and drove themselves to the venue some doing 70 miles round trip obviously the meeting were chaired by an Alzheimer’s Society member of Staff and minutes were recorded
Back to the topic dementia driving just like everyone with certain medical conditions are supposed to do I informed the DVLA I had No idea of the implication’s of doing that would be until I was given a driving licence for one year I continually fought this for over 10 years until 2012 after talking to a Solicitor friend who advised me to gather as much evidence / information as possible if I was going to challenge the DVLA in Court well I did and was issued my full driving licence again in 2013 ok by then I was over age of 70 so it only lasted three years
My TP driving thread from back in Feb 17, 2013
If your want to keep your driving licence I suggest you gather as much information as possible to
support you ability to retain your driving licence for example: (1) Letters from your GP or Consultant (2) insurance agent record of claims (3) take a driving assessment make sure you book this yourself the report then is yours (4) make a short video of yourself driving on various roads and conditions (5) if you a regularly hire a car abroad ask them to give a report on previous hire (6) support of family & friends after gathering this information the dvla’s legal department will look at and if you have a strong case its unlikely the DVLA will go to court
most of all don’t give up it may take awhile if your right take on the DVLA on and challenge them remember there only bureaucrats sitting in front of a computer an office
Send complaints to the Customer Services Manager, DVLA, Swansea
SA7 0EE. Alternatively the ‘make a complaint’ online form can be completed at direct.gov.uk/emaildvla. The DVLA aims to answer complaints within two weeks.
Motorists who are still not happy after the initial response should write to the DVLA’s chief executive Simon Tse at DVLA Swansea, SA6 7JL. Again, allow two weeks for a response.
The chief executive can refer the matter to an independent complaints assessor if you request this. The assessor can look at matters involving poor service, incorrect advice or unreasonable delay.
You can also complain to your MP and they can refer the matter to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, whose decisions are not legally binding but are invariably followed. Compensation can be recommended.