Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license

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Fri 18 Feb 2022 20:47
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - mowerman

I’m 76 in April so for the second time applied to renew my license online in January.
The DVLA website shows a 10 week + processing time by which time my license will have expired. According to DVLA document INF188/6 I can continue to drive even though I will not hold a current physical license providing the DVLA received my application but one of the conditions is that my doctor must have told me that I am fit to drive. I can’t see my GP, I’m prevented from having a ‘phone appointment and the practice don’t respond to emails! Where to from here? Thanks.

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Fri 18 Feb 2022 20:59
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - RT

Have you phone DVLA to ask?

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Fri 18 Feb 2022 21:54
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - Bromptonaut

I assume the GP issue is Covid related.

If they're not engaging consider using their complaints procedure.

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Sat 19 Feb 2022 06:27
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - badbusdriver

Why are you prevented from having a phone consultation with your Doctor?.

I've just recently got my own license back after nearly 5 months. Sent it off along with relevant documentation for eye test and medical. Got a letter back after a couple of months saying the Doctor had filled in the form wrong(!), so had to get that rectified and sent off again.

But no problems doing a phone consultation at my local health centre, and they respond quickly to online inquiries.

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Sat 19 Feb 2022 14:42
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - mowerman

Why are you prevented from having a phone consultation with your Doctor?.

They only accept phone appointments for the day you call and every time I call they are fully booked so have to try again the following day - with the same response.

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Sat 19 Feb 2022 14:38
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - mowerman

Have you phone DVLA to ask?

Yes and their answerphone says "owing to the number of enquiries they are unable to accept any more calls. Thank you for calling"

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Sat 19 Feb 2022 15:47
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - badbusdriver

They only accept phone appointments for the day you call and every time I call they are fully booked so have to try again the following day - with the same response.

Does your health centre/surgery have an online service?. If so, that is where I'd be trying next.

It may be the case that if you phone, you can only make a (phone) appointment for that day. But you may be able to make a phone appointment for a later date by using their online 'e-consult'.

My wife and I have both successfully used this service for our local health centre a few times since covid started.

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Tue 22 Feb 2022 17:38
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - John F

...... one of the conditions is that my doctor must have told me that I am fit to drive. I can’t see my GP, I’m prevented from having a ‘phone appointment and the practice don’t respond to emails! Where to from here? Thanks.

Hard to believe. If true, change your GP, or lodge a complaint with their contracting health authority. Anyway, who is going to check? There was a recent thread about someone who has been driving without a licence for several decades!

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Thu 24 Feb 2022 17:11
Mercedes e220d Cabriolet - Driving without a physical license - mowerman

Thanks folks. License eventually arrived today.

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