Hi My brother was diagnosed with vascular dementia last year. He was issued with a driving licence for a year until July but I do not think he is safe on the road. How do I go about telling him he should no longer drive?
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Notifying DVLA of driver who's a dementia sufferer
my father lives independently with support from me. He is very proud of his independence. after a visit to my father'so GP in February 2015, his GP informed me that following a memory test which my father requested in November, my father has been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia. The GP has not told my father he has Dementia, and he is still driving, safely I believe currently. My father can be difficult, is extremely strong willed and loves to drive on short journeys and I don't want to be the one to tell him that he has Dementia and that he has to notify the DVLA. I have broad shoulders but I believe he will become very resentful of me, and In terms of managing his care this will make our relationship/my care support very difficult. Can I ask his GP to inform him of his diagnosis/does the GP have a care of duty in informing the DVLA?
my father lives independently with support from me. He is very proud of his independence. after a visit to my father'so GP in February 2015, his GP informed me that following a memory test which my father requested in November, my father has been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia. The GP has not told my father he has Dementia, and he is still driving, safely I believe currently. My father can be difficult, is extremely strong willed and loves to drive on short journeys and I don't want to be the one to tell him that he has Dementia and that he has to notify the DVLA. I have broad shoulders but I believe he will become very resentful of me, and In terms of managing his care this will make our relationship/my care support very difficult. Can I ask his GP to inform him of his diagnosis/does the GP have a care of duty in informing the DVLA?
