I'm sorry to hear that. Can the DVLA send you to an approved franchise doctor to carry out a CDT test for you? Just a thought. It is proven that your medication increases high ferritin levels? Could you provide LFTs that show a consistent high level along with proof it's due to the meds you are on?
I have no idea. I'd like to think they could but asking the DVLA is like banging your head against a wall.
It really is. I'd definitely call them and ask if this Is a possibility?
Yes, it's all on the medical questionnaire but I haven't sent it off yet as I'm waiting for a response from another medical practioner in the hope that my application doesn't get bounced.
Well back in 2020 I had some personal issues in my family and did go to doctor (thats when I got banned) said I was drinking more than usual he noted this but put on the response to dvla that it was misuse due to circumstances and it was just a blip and things are now fine (he’s been brilliant ) he actually put on the form I was drinking 5 bottles of wine a day!!! Which I wasn’t god I’d be dead now lol I questioned it and he said typo and meant a week but it had already been sent off and he said if they questioned it he would respond but obs they didn’t
After my cdt dvla one I got my licence back in 8 days they don’t have a back log anymore it’s just that system scanning that takes the timeHi there I am still trying to get a medical. I paid the surgery they send me a letter and said they can only make a booking when they have the payment, made payment emailed them proof called again today now they say they will contact mefeel like I am going in circles. If you Google Nuffield Health you fill see under their services the blood test but then you give your details or book it online they have a couple of hospitals in different areas. So will go for my medical as soon as I get a booking just so relieved and at least not worrying about the cdt part. Would be interested to see if it comes down more in the next two weeks. Still worried they decide not to return my license after I have been on the forum and see so many peoples posts about what they had to go thru. So yes just peace of mind about the cdt part but who knows what comes back from the gp. Has tried to speak to them since June emailed called feeling like a am harassing them but all the response I get is that I don’t have something wrong with me they can’t contact me because of the work load and this is not i priority , witch I understand. The ban was ok it is trying to get my license back. My husband and son is the ones being punished mostly and the disabled man I am taking care of 2 days a week. I told him I understand if I get a new carer because I can’t drive but he has been so kind and said he trust me and after 4 years of being there for him he will try and wait it out for me to get my license back. But I was suppose to have it back 8 May then there was a problem that even the dvla don’t understand. To fix it I would have to get all the paperwork from the court cases so after 3 court cases fighting my offence and spending so much money I just could not be bothered to fight a gain just to loose so now it is suppose to be finished 11 November. Maybe if I am lucky I will have it in January.
I live in Central Scotland. First appointment I could get was 6 weeks away!
Which practice was it with? I asked the DVLA for the Glasgow Medical Rooms and got an appointment with 2 weeks 1st time and 1 week 2nd time.
Tillicoultry and then Coatbridge because Tillicoultry wouldnt even give an appointment. DVLA were very reluctant to even give me the 2nd practice details. I will have to go back as I already know the CDT test doesn't work for me!
What do you mean the CDT test doesn't work for you? Have you had a private test? Did you stop drinking before this test if you had it? Has your GP tested you and told you that you have a metabolic issue regarding CDT.
I dont drink at all. I have type D transferrin which doesnt give an accurate reading . I DID NOT FAIL the cdt test, it was returned with no result as sadly I am in the 2% of people in the uk that have the wrong type of transferrin. It wasnt the best trying to get to Coatbridge but there was real resistance from the DVLA call handler trying to get an alternative to Tillicoultry (which would have bern even more difficult). It was made clear to me that these practices were the only options I was going to get!!!!!
Do the DVLA know about your D Transferin issue, as from what you have said about their response to you regarding selecting a medical practice, they won't be too sympathetic with the results from your 'mandatory' CDT blood test.
Yes, they know, but sent me for it anyway. The forms say that in some instances the CDT test wont work and an alternative will have to be done. I asked them to do the "alternative test" but they refused. I have had no convictions or bans for DUI either. The Dr at Coatbridge was horrified at why i have ended up in the system, but that's a differnt story. He even laughed (in a kind way) about the transferrin issue and says he will see me in a few weeks! Hopefully wont be long now!
I do live closer to Glasgow by public transport, I might ask for that clinic details when they send me for the Peth test!
Hope everything goes well. Can I ask why you had your licence removed?
Thank you.
Lets just say over zealous medical people
