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Sun 3 May 2015 15:01
DVLA and licence - Kennc
My driving licence expired on January this year, due to them making enquiries about my medical status.
I have contacted them twice since Christmas, and have been told by them, that as long as my doctor says that I am safe enough to drive, I can carry on doing so.

I queried this as I was convinced that you are not allowed to drive once your licence has expired, but was told forcefull by a member of staff at their office that I was legally allowed to carry on driving.

My daughter thinks that if I got behind the drivers seat, my insurance would be null and void because my licence is out of date.

I have again contacted the DVLA by email stating this, but they have not replied.

I am sure that if I get stopped by the police, I will be fined anderhaps banned.

Can anyone give me some advise about this, before I contact the insurance company and the police to get some advise.

Ken can
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Sun 3 May 2015 15:26
DVLA and licence - FP

"...as long as my doctor says that I am safe enough to drive, I can carry on doing so."

If DVLA told the OP this, surely what was meant was that the OP should renew his licence if his GP said it was OK for him to drive. I can't think they meant the OP should drive without a licence.

The OP needs to renew it, otherwise sooner or later he will be in deep trouble if he carries on driving.

At this stage, the less said to the insurance company, or especially to the police, the better.

Edited by FP on 03/05/2015 at 15:28

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Sun 3 May 2015 17:32
DVLA and licence - Dwight Van Driver

If you check your Insurance Policy I am sure that it will state as far as Driving Licence is concerned if it has this wording it will cover"PROVIDING you hold OR HAVE HELD a Licence to drive." So the fact that your Licence has expired your Insurance will cover.

If you are stopped by Plod and he checks with DVLA they will tell him that you do not hold a current Licence which will give him the power to FPN you, seize your vehicle and incur you with great expense in recovering it from the pound.

Best get onto DVLA to sort the matter out and get a current Licence.

dvd

(Vote UKIP)

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Sun 3 May 2015 19:27
DVLA and licence - skidpan

When my dads licence expired in January 2014 the DVLA were still carrying out medical checks and issued him with a letter that stated he was OK to carry on driving unless they notified him otherwise. Eventually they referred him for a test in October 2014 which he failed and that was the end of the matter since they sissued a letter telling him he was no longer able to drive.

So in my experience providing you have a letter you are fine.

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Thu 7 May 2015 20:06
DVLA and licence - alastairq

I have recently renewed my LGV & PCV [C+E, D+E] entitlements...not bad for an auld fahrt well over 60?

On the application form it clearly states [as did the DVLA when I phoned at the requisite time to see where the licence was]....that, the licence is still in force past the 'expiry' date, providing that there are ongoing investigations, medical-wise, by DVLA.

If those investigations prove negative, a letter would be recieved informing the [ex] licence holder they are no longer permitted to drive [that category].

This acknowledges, obviously, that DVLA medical enquiries can take some time to conclude.

In the OP's case, check the forms used to apply for a renewal of licence....somewhere it will state the licence remains in force , pending the medical outcome....[always providing one's docotr says one is ok to drive?]

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Thu 14 May 2015 22:12
DVLA and licence - SlidingPillar

As far as I know, if the licence was recinded by DVLA, you need to re-apply and can only drive when you get the new licence.

But if you surrendered it, as soon as you believe you are ok again, you can drive as soon as the re-application form is posted.

Does seem a bit odd to me, and could be quite possible the rules have changed from 5 years ago when I last looked into it.

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