birt
Member
Well almost 2 months in I'm struggling to find anything to be positive about. I've still got no income and the money is running out. From making good money working a couple of long days a week - with the option to work more whenever. I'm resorting to applying for minimum wage factory jobs. Having been self-employed for 40 odd years I didn't realise just how shite the "job centre" experience is now. (After creating my first ever CV I applied for local non-driving jobs within a 20 mile radius, and ALL of the hundreds of jobs found required either a driving licence or were over the other side of the river so 30m+ away.) I'm finding myself extremely bitter at the way I've had my life totally ruined for no real road safety benefit
I still have a few questions about what will happen when my 6 months is up.
1. Do I have to contact the DVLA to apply to be unrevoked, or do they contact me?
2. What proof will I need of controlled drinking during the 6 months?
3. My doctor says he doesn't believe in controlled drinking, and I will have to go for total abstinence - which seems a bit OTT in my circumstances, and not what the DVLA is asking for. Will I need to change my GP early and establish a relationship early with my new doctor or will self-declaration be accepted as readily as it was when I was revoked. Will I have to have a DVLA medical with a blood CDT test.
4 Will I get my normal licence back, or will I get a temporary 12 month one. Will it cover all the nonHGV catagories I held before (motorcycle and trailer..) or will I have to apply for them seperately?
5.How difficult is it going to be to re-insure afterwards? My insurance agent hasn't got a clue as he has never heard of a similar case.
I own 2 sports cars and a large motorcycle so this might mean i can't afford to keep them.
I still have a few questions about what will happen when my 6 months is up.
1. Do I have to contact the DVLA to apply to be unrevoked, or do they contact me?
2. What proof will I need of controlled drinking during the 6 months?
3. My doctor says he doesn't believe in controlled drinking, and I will have to go for total abstinence - which seems a bit OTT in my circumstances, and not what the DVLA is asking for. Will I need to change my GP early and establish a relationship early with my new doctor or will self-declaration be accepted as readily as it was when I was revoked. Will I have to have a DVLA medical with a blood CDT test.
4 Will I get my normal licence back, or will I get a temporary 12 month one. Will it cover all the nonHGV catagories I held before (motorcycle and trailer..) or will I have to apply for them seperately?
5.How difficult is it going to be to re-insure afterwards? My insurance agent hasn't got a clue as he has never heard of a similar case.
I own 2 sports cars and a large motorcycle so this might mean i can't afford to keep them.