delboy1234
Member
Hello everyone.
Have spent a couple of hours browsing the forums and reading stories and trying to answer my questions using already published information but I'm struggling to understand a couple of things.
I was banned about 5 or 6 years ago, blew high so was HRO. I abstained for 3 months, did the medical and just answered the questions perfectly (no history, no mental health issues, drink once a month). Got my license back with 10 years on it.
Then, like an idiot, I failed to provide a specimen. Obviously HRO again on the fact that it was 2nd offence in 10 years, and failure to provide is HRO anyway.
I have my DVLA medical next week. I haven't had a drink for a year so that's all fine for the blood test. I am mainly worried about the questions I'll have to answer.
If I answer the questions like I did last time, what are the chances of my own GP being contacted to report on my case? As the questions related to the last 3 years, I have history of mental health issues around 2.5 years ago, relating to alcohol abuse/dependence.
My options are:
1. Lie on the questionnaire and hope they don't contact my GP.
2. Tell the truth, but then probably not get my licence back fully without constant DVLA nonsense.
Does anyone know what happens if you lie on the questionnaire, then they refer it to your own GP and the GP uncovers the fact you didn't truthfully answer it? It states at the bottom of it that it is a criminal offence to make a false deceleration. Just wondered what this meant in practice.
I'm torn with what needs to be done. If I tell the truth, the chances are they will ask me to abstain for another year. If I lie and get caught, it'll be the same rocky road.
I have read horror stories on this forum of people having to get a 12 month licence every year for 7 years etc. I don't want this looming over me for the rest of my life, I want to move on.
I would say I have approximately 18 months clear of anything negative on my medical record. But I'm scared that if I commit to telling the DVLA about any history, that it'll bother me forever.
Another question would be, do the DVLA routinely ask for a GP report for a person who has had two instances of a HRO offence?
I really need to know the risks of if I get caught being dishonest. I just want to get past this as quickly as possible and having the DVLA on my case all the time is just going to be stressful for years to come.
Thanks in advance for any responses. I'm going to try and get some sleep now and stop worrying!
Del
Have spent a couple of hours browsing the forums and reading stories and trying to answer my questions using already published information but I'm struggling to understand a couple of things.
I was banned about 5 or 6 years ago, blew high so was HRO. I abstained for 3 months, did the medical and just answered the questions perfectly (no history, no mental health issues, drink once a month). Got my license back with 10 years on it.
Then, like an idiot, I failed to provide a specimen. Obviously HRO again on the fact that it was 2nd offence in 10 years, and failure to provide is HRO anyway.
I have my DVLA medical next week. I haven't had a drink for a year so that's all fine for the blood test. I am mainly worried about the questions I'll have to answer.
If I answer the questions like I did last time, what are the chances of my own GP being contacted to report on my case? As the questions related to the last 3 years, I have history of mental health issues around 2.5 years ago, relating to alcohol abuse/dependence.
My options are:
1. Lie on the questionnaire and hope they don't contact my GP.
2. Tell the truth, but then probably not get my licence back fully without constant DVLA nonsense.
Does anyone know what happens if you lie on the questionnaire, then they refer it to your own GP and the GP uncovers the fact you didn't truthfully answer it? It states at the bottom of it that it is a criminal offence to make a false deceleration. Just wondered what this meant in practice.
I'm torn with what needs to be done. If I tell the truth, the chances are they will ask me to abstain for another year. If I lie and get caught, it'll be the same rocky road.
I have read horror stories on this forum of people having to get a 12 month licence every year for 7 years etc. I don't want this looming over me for the rest of my life, I want to move on.
I would say I have approximately 18 months clear of anything negative on my medical record. But I'm scared that if I commit to telling the DVLA about any history, that it'll bother me forever.
Another question would be, do the DVLA routinely ask for a GP report for a person who has had two instances of a HRO offence?
I really need to know the risks of if I get caught being dishonest. I just want to get past this as quickly as possible and having the DVLA on my case all the time is just going to be stressful for years to come.
Thanks in advance for any responses. I'm going to try and get some sleep now and stop worrying!
Del