pbooby
New Member
Hi,
I was convicted of a DR10 October 10th 2014. I crashed my car into 4 parked cars. I had to be cut out of the car and later in hospital my blood reading was 235 so I got into the "high risk" category.
I committed the offence in April 2014 but I was not sent to court until October 2014 where i was convicted 24 months and fined and 100+ hours community service. I got a 6 month reduction for attending a rehabiliation course.
At court the CPS recommended to the judge that because i had no prior convictions and had never been in trouble with the police; the cps advised that I receive a custodial sentence to set an example to others"! but luckily i didn't.
I received my licence back in May2016 after taking a medical(with blood test) and each year since the DVLA has sent me a renewal letter for my licence for a further 12 months.
My licence officially expired last month and the DVLA have written to me just over a week ago to attend a medical appointment.
Since my accident I have stopped drinking after I realised i had a problem so I am not worried about the alcohol in my blood.
The letter advises me that I have 6 weeks to arrange an appointment for a medical and I am really worried. I have not drunk a drop for years, but I am a habitual cannabis user for the last probably 2 years and I pretty much smoke every day.
I'm really worried because surely the cannabis misuse will show in my blood. Will this then mean the DVLA refuse my licence? I don't drink anymore and the offence was drink related? will the cannabis in my blood mean I am in trouble? I really cannot lose my licence again.
Has anyone got any advise on this? surely almost 5 years after the conviction I should get some freedom?
I was convicted of a DR10 October 10th 2014. I crashed my car into 4 parked cars. I had to be cut out of the car and later in hospital my blood reading was 235 so I got into the "high risk" category.
I committed the offence in April 2014 but I was not sent to court until October 2014 where i was convicted 24 months and fined and 100+ hours community service. I got a 6 month reduction for attending a rehabiliation course.
At court the CPS recommended to the judge that because i had no prior convictions and had never been in trouble with the police; the cps advised that I receive a custodial sentence to set an example to others"! but luckily i didn't.
I received my licence back in May2016 after taking a medical(with blood test) and each year since the DVLA has sent me a renewal letter for my licence for a further 12 months.
My licence officially expired last month and the DVLA have written to me just over a week ago to attend a medical appointment.
Since my accident I have stopped drinking after I realised i had a problem so I am not worried about the alcohol in my blood.
The letter advises me that I have 6 weeks to arrange an appointment for a medical and I am really worried. I have not drunk a drop for years, but I am a habitual cannabis user for the last probably 2 years and I pretty much smoke every day.
I'm really worried because surely the cannabis misuse will show in my blood. Will this then mean the DVLA refuse my licence? I don't drink anymore and the offence was drink related? will the cannabis in my blood mean I am in trouble? I really cannot lose my licence again.
Has anyone got any advise on this? surely almost 5 years after the conviction I should get some freedom?