Help re DVLA decision

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Vegas

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Hi new here, apologies if this isn't the right forum to post this.

DVLA have written to me today saying I mustn't drive, following me doing their medical. I spoke to them this morning and my CDT level was 1%, they got confused telling me this as also said you need to be below 1.6%. Then said you drank last summer. So yeah baffling.

As the only appeal is to go to magistrates court, has anyone gone through this? Any advice would be brilliant.

Long story short I have had alcohol issues in the past but for 3 years all good. I've never been convicted, clean licence and as above from what I've been told today passed their medical but am now banned anyway presumably for history and despite my gp saying I'm fit to drive. This all began because I did have issues with drinking but never drink drove, it was because I had a trapped nerve in my neck and dr said don't drive, then due to history DVLA refused to give my licence back, but then did but for a year, hence the medical.

I'm upset and angry and at a loss. Apparently there's another letter being sent that may explain more but in the meantime obv I can't drive, could lose my job as a result etc. Already spoke to my boss and told him which was humiliating and no idea what happens now.

Sorry long and confusing! Basically after advice re appealing the decision. TIA
 
Sounds like because of your alcohol issues in the past there's a very realistic theory that DVLA has classed you as dependent, because of this and running on a temporary licence and also admitting to consuming alcohol while on a temporary licence then DVLA will revoke your licence for 12 months until you can prove abstination through your GP, once you have been classed dependent then I'm afraid you can NEVER consume alcohol again, however if you do then this will be the result `you will lose your licence for a further 12 months.......no point in court appeal you will lose as you have admitted to drinking alcohol while on a temporary licence, you will have to abstain for a further 12 months and supply medical eveidence through your GP to get your licence back,,,I'm afraid this happens all to often and people turn to the forum for answers.....
 
Thanks for the reply. Yes they've classed me as dependent. I have spoken with one of these specialist solicitors who says we can try to get it changed to misuse and get my licence back, if my dr supports which they will.

Apparently DVLA changed their guidelines Feb 2019 which explains why all my answers were the same this time 1st time round and I got a 12 month licence, but no licence this time. So angry and pissed off. If I'd known it was abstinence rather than controlled drinking...

So I'll use the solicitors and try that. It has to be worth a go, I will lose my job and home otherwise just for what seems to be pedantics and the guidelines changing.
 
Thanks for the reply. Yes they've classed me as dependent. I have spoken with one of these specialist solicitors who says we can try to get it changed to misuse and get my licence back, if my dr supports which they will.

Apparently DVLA changed their guidelines Feb 2019 which explains why all my answers were the same this time 1st time round and I got a 12 month licence, but no licence this time. So angry and pissed off. If I'd known it was abstinence rather than controlled drinking...

So I'll use the solicitors and try that. It has to be worth a go, I will lose my job and home otherwise just for what seems to be pedantics and the guidelines changing.
Going through the same process and my readings came in at 1.5 .Got the letter last week so get on to Your GP asap and get him to document your no longer drinking and that is the only way so do not waste your money
 
Yes Guidelines newly created Feb 2019 regarding dependant drinkers should not have any affect pre Feb 2019 ,
It's disgraceful they changed the rules regarding alcohol consumption for high dependency drinkers but no warning until your next MED then the door slams shut!
I hope your solicitor can fwd a case but ensure you have a cap on his fee's the dvla won't back down to easy they govern themselves! However that being said a couple of members here have tackled the dvla regarding whether dependency/missuse and have managed a result# without a solicitor!
 
Agreed re the solicitor not being necessary. All he / she will do is to compile evidence that you can gather for yourself (and the solicitor will ask you to get the evidence from your solicitor yourself anyway)
If your solicitor has to take it to court, and present an expert to give evidence, that usually cost about £800 alone for the expert for the day.
 
Thanks for the reply. Yes they've classed me as dependent. I have spoken with one of these specialist solicitors who says we can try to get it changed to misuse and get my licence back, if my dr supports which they will.

Apparently DVLA changed their guidelines Feb 2019 which explains why all my answers were the same this time 1st time round and I got a 12 month licence, but no licence this time. So angry and pissed off. If I'd known it was abstinence rather than controlled drinking...

So I'll use the solicitors and try that. It has to be worth a go, I will lose my job and home otherwise just for what seems to be pedantics and the guidelines changing.
DVLA will not budge from dependent, I've been down this road last year with GPs support and confirmation to say no alcohol dependence instead they will class you as dependence/misuse as they did with me.....they told me I could drink within 14 units (controlled drinking) and at the last hurdle classed me as dependant again, so in theory if I had had a drink and filled this in on the medical questionarre(within the controlled drinking) then I would of been doing another year of revocation, be very careful with DVLA once classed as dependant you can never drink again if you want your licence back and you must maintain abstination until DVLA are satisfied......stick to no drinking it's by far a lot easier and a lot less complicated.....
 
Hi new here, apologies if this isn't the right forum to post this.

DVLA have written to me today saying I mustn't drive, following me doing their medical. I spoke to them this morning and my CDT level was 1%, they got confused telling me this as also said you need to be below 1.6%. Then said you drank last summer. So yeah baffling.

As the only appeal is to go to magistrates court, has anyone gone through this? Any advice would be brilliant.

Long story short I have had alcohol issues in the past but for 3 years all good. I've never been convicted, clean licence and as above from what I've been told today passed their medical but am now banned anyway presumably for history and despite my gp saying I'm fit to drive. This all began because I did have issues with drinking but never drink drove, it was because I had a trapped nerve in my neck and dr said don't drive, then due to history DVLA refused to give my licence back, but then did but for a year, hence the medical.

I'm upset and angry and at a loss. Apparently there's another letter being sent that may explain more but in the meantime obv I can't drive, could lose my job as a result etc. Already spoke to my boss and told him which was humiliating and no idea what happens now.

Sorry long and confusing! Basically after advice re appealing the decision. TIA
If you read your letter before going to court you can go down DVLA further medical evidence route which I did for misuse, this avenue is free (rather than failing at court and the costs) but to be quite honest if you've admitted to taking alcohol while running on a temporary licence then you won't have a leg to stand on, and once dependent DVLA like to see CDT levels below 1% (0.7/0.9) you will now need to show DVLA 12 months abstination (again) followed with medical evidence LFTs and your GPs support, not the news you want to hear (I know) but DVLA are extremely strict with their dependence/misuse process, I know they say 1.6 but don't believe it that's for someone with no medical history......
 
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