Heart Bypass

OUT OF HOURS HEALTH AND FAMILY (INTERACTIVE)
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Hi All

Can anyone please tell me if you hold a LGV lincence and are going to have a heart bypass do they have to let the DVLA know.

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Welcome to Tnet Stingray101 :slight_smile: I’m sorry but I can’t quite remember the rules on this one but I am sure someone wil be along soon to help you. :smiley:

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Call DVLA & MEDICAL 01792 782 341

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Stingray101:
Hi All

Can anyone please tell me if you hold a LGV lincence and are going to have a heart bypass do they have to let the DVLA know.

yes you have to tell them .i had double bypass and a mitral vale replaced i had to inform the dvla when i came out of hospital. they don’t like you driving your car for 6week after surgery because of the seat belt damaging the chest if involved in a accident.
hope this helps. and as rog said ring the dvla medical there quiet helpful.
Ps to be honest the last thing on your mind after the opp is your license :wink:

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hi stingray, well you will be pleased to know it is down to you ,to inform dvla about your condition.because of the old patient confer milarky stuff,if you go to www.direct.gov.uk/driverheath you will find all you need to know.and they are very nice people to. oh and if you dont inform them it could be,a get out of jail card,or a no return ticket ?.

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I had a heart by-pass a couple of years ago and you will have to pass the treadmill test afterwards.

The DVLA can be very, very slow. It took them a full year to give me my LGV back, then took it for good 10 days later.

Bit of a bummer really.

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I had a heart by-pass a couple of years ago and you will have to pass the treadmill test afterwards.

The DVLA can be very, very slow. It took them a full year to give me my LGV back, then took it for good 10 days later.

Bit of a bummer really.

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scott42:
I had a heart by-pass a couple of years ago and you will have to pass the treadmill test afterwards.

The DVLA can be very, very slow. It took them a full year to give me my LGV back, then took it for good 10 days later.

Bit of a bummer really.

You are not joking when you say they are slow. I downloaded the form to tell them I had been told I needed a heart bypass from the DVLA website filled it in sent to them in April I have tried phoning them a few times but all I get is we are busy try again later then it hangs up. I am now sat at home trying to make ends meet on SSP not knowing if I could still be driving or not.

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Chewy:

scott42:
I had a heart by-pass a couple of years ago and you will have to pass the treadmill test afterwards.

The DVLA can be very, very slow. It took them a full year to give me my LGV back, then took it for good 10 days later.

Bit of a bummer really.

You are not joking when you say they are slow. I downloaded the form to tell them I had been told I needed a heart bypass from the DVLA website filled it in sent to them in April I have tried phoning them a few times but all I get is we are busy try again later then it hangs up. I am now sat at home trying to make ends meet on SSP not knowing if I could still be driving or not.

Took a full 12 months for them to make their initial decision - a whole year!!