danty_20
Well Known Member
Hi all
I was arrested early February 2020 with a breath reading of 98. Had an accident but no one else involved. Late February was in court and issued with a 2 year ban and 60 hours community order.
Took the drink drive course November 2020 and that knocked 6 months off my ban.
Roll on early June 2021 and I sent off my application for my license. It took 12 weeks for a letter to arrive to book a medical (in which time my ban had ended- 26th August) and was booked for 24th September. Medical went fine, told the truth re the accident, last drink was 2 pints 2 weeks prior the medical and drank 10-20 units per month. Didn't really abstain and had a session at the end of August of about 20 units over a weekend.
In September I drank loads of water daily, eat healthy but was worried.
19 days after my medical I checked online and a 10 year licence was issued. Yesterday I received my licence and a letter through the post with a CDT of 0.5%.
Obviously the DVLA don't contact your gp on every occasion but what do you think the main criteria is has to why they do? A high CDT? Drugs? Mental health?
I thought they'd contact mine because of declaring a accident, not abstaining and quite a high reading in the first place.
I was arrested early February 2020 with a breath reading of 98. Had an accident but no one else involved. Late February was in court and issued with a 2 year ban and 60 hours community order.
Took the drink drive course November 2020 and that knocked 6 months off my ban.
Roll on early June 2021 and I sent off my application for my license. It took 12 weeks for a letter to arrive to book a medical (in which time my ban had ended- 26th August) and was booked for 24th September. Medical went fine, told the truth re the accident, last drink was 2 pints 2 weeks prior the medical and drank 10-20 units per month. Didn't really abstain and had a session at the end of August of about 20 units over a weekend.
In September I drank loads of water daily, eat healthy but was worried.
19 days after my medical I checked online and a 10 year licence was issued. Yesterday I received my licence and a letter through the post with a CDT of 0.5%.
Obviously the DVLA don't contact your gp on every occasion but what do you think the main criteria is has to why they do? A high CDT? Drugs? Mental health?
I thought they'd contact mine because of declaring a accident, not abstaining and quite a high reading in the first place.