Rob K:
Bet you wish you’d never said owt to Swansea now.
Thats where I got tripped up and fell down, the DVLA requested a 3 yearly ECG/treadmill exertion test, and I went along thinking I was going to ■■■■ it. Unbeknown to me changes had occurred in my body that the machine detected and that was it . The Doctor taking the test was working for DVLA so it started the unstoppable ball rolling, and unfortunately because it wasn’t life threatening the NHS were unable to get things corrected intime before the Swansea monster slowly woke up and revoked my licence.
I think I’ll have a private ECG/treadmill exertion test in a couple of years time, and keep one step ahead of the DVLA [zb]'s
I had a private ECG/treadmill test back in Oct last year cost me £290, it was Dec before the DVLA said they had the results in their system I kept phoning them and getting told another six weeks until the 16th May when I get a letter saying the test failed to meet the DVLA requirements. I phoned them again to see if I failed the test or the test it’s self failed but all I get out of them is go and see you GP to explain it. I went to see her and she says cannot see anything wrong with it and advised me to give it six months and try again.
To really ■■■■ people off at the bottom of their letters they have been given a “Customer Service Excellence award” from the government.
Chewy:
I had a private ECG/treadmill test back in Oct last year cost me £290,
Hmm, if I’d of known I might have failed the DVLA test in March, I’d of happily spent £290 for a private test 12 months ago to get any problems sorted beforehand
Chewy:
I get a letter saying the test failed to meet the DVLA requirements.
I was talking with the Cardiac man on tues. Back in 2008 he did the exercise test and sent the results in which th DVLA accepted, but apparently Swansea now don’t accept tests done by patients own Doctors, instead they want their own people to do it, so prolonging the agony even more .
Chewy:
To really ■■■■ people off at the bottom of their letters they have been given a “Customer Service Excellence award” from the government.
And the declaration ‘‘Investors in people’’ . In my book thats a motto I associate with vastly overstaffed organisations and goverment quangos that have departments dedicated to finding jobs for the boys.
Latest update is, I’m feeling fine, not a lot different than before, as for the DVLA .
I rang the day after the op to ask for the forms to re-apply for the licence, ‘‘sorry, we need a letter from your GP or Cardiac Surgeon to inform us that work has been undertaken, then it is forwarded on to the medical dep who will then decide whether you are allowed to re-appy’’ ‘‘If this letter can be sent by fax, it will be put on the system immediately, letters by post can take up to two weeks to be scanned before they are available to the medical dep’’
So a quick call to the Cardiac Surgeons secetary. ‘‘Yes, Doctor ***** said you would need things to move pretty fast so I sent the letter yesterday afternoon straight after the op’’
I asked her very nicely if she could fax it also which she agreed to do straight away.
So, a week later I ring DVLA again,‘‘have you received the fax from the Cardiac Surgeon’’
‘‘Yes’’ is the answer, ‘'it was put on the system this morning’’ FFS
‘'It has been passed on to the medical team for urgent appraisal’’ so this side of christmas might be a possibility
Big Joe:
Latest update is, I’m feeling fine, not a lot different than before, as for the DVLA .
I rang the day after the op to ask for the forms to re-apply for the licence, ‘‘sorry, we need a letter from your GP or Cardiac Surgeon to inform us that work has been undertaken, then it is forwarded on to the medical dep who will then decide whether you are allowed to re-appy’’ ‘‘If this letter can be sent by fax, it will be put on the system immediately, letters by post can take up to two weeks to be scanned before they are available to the medical dep’’
So a quick call to the Cardiac Surgeons secetary. ‘‘Yes, Doctor ***** said you would need things to move pretty fast so I sent the letter yesterday afternoon straight after the op’’
I asked her very nicely if she could fax it also which she agreed to do straight away.
So, a week later I ring DVLA again,‘‘have you received the fax from the Cardiac Surgeon’’
‘‘Yes’’ is the answer, ‘'it was put on the system this morning’’ FFS
‘'It has been passed on to the medical team for urgent appraisal’’ so this side of christmas might be a possibility
Good luck with that then Joe, keep us all posted, as we all get older it will become more of a problem with the bureaucrats
Well…surprise surprise guess what landed on the doorstep yesterday morning, the relevent forms to re-appy for the licence , but looking at one form (D2) its confused the [zb] out of me, read it several times now but to me section one is to appy for a provisional , or is it just me, gonna have to ring them up tommorrow for some advise
I spoke to a very helpful lady this morning at Swansea, she talked me through the form which is a one size fits all/cover all form and your only supposed to fill in the sections that apply to yourself, quite easy really when you know . anyway its in the post winging its way back to them
Rang the DVLA this morning, I was informed that my application had been recieved and had been passed onto the Medical Department for consideration, as had the letter from my GP
On asking how long it would take the Medical Dep to respond, the answer was '‘Its in the system, and will be attended to in turn
I asked if I could speak to the Med Dep?’'I’m sorry, but the Medical Department don’t deal with matters over the phone. That must be nice for them, to be able to work in an envoiroment where they’re not under pressure from outside influences such as pesky phone calls from people who’s livelyhoods and careers just happen to depend on their decisions.
Good luck. What odds would you give on getting it back before Christmas Next time you phone them you might want to ask what date the ones they are working on that day were put in the system, it would give you some idea how long a wait you have got.
Not sure if this helps, but I’m on a one-year short term licence and it’s the DMG I have to deal with when I reapply. This year my licence ran out mid-February and I got the new one at the beginning of April; that time included them writing to my quack and consultant etc. and was about a month less than in previous years. I know your case is different, but this may give you at least an idea of possible timescale.
Ps. The question to ask when you ring to chase things up is “Is it with an assessor yet?” They can find that out from the computer system, and it’s good news if it is, as that’s the final link in the chain.
Lucy:
Ps. The question to ask when you ring to chase things up is “Is it with an assessor yet?” They can find that out from the computer system, and it’s good news if it is, as that’s the final link in the chain.
I rang this morning and got conformation that the forms were entered onto the system last monday, seven days after they were posted Not with an assessor yet Lucy, ‘‘your in the que and it could be several weeks before the case is looked at’’ . It really is a bloody shambles dealing with government departments, the monkeys at the DVLA arn’t the only tea drinking civil service marsupials currently boiling my pee, I’m dealing with two other departments on different matters who have the same work ethic, they operate in a different world
Rang this morning, currently with an assessor , the lady I spoke to actually made an enquiry to the med dep whilst I waited on the line. ''You will soon be recieving a letter explaining that you’ll have to undertake another ECG/Treadmill test’'.
Whoopee dooo, bring it on sunshine
Big Joe:
Rang this morning, currently with an assessor , the lady I spoke to actually made an enquiry to the med dep whilst I waited on the line. ''You will soon be recieving a letter explaining that you’ll have to undertake another ECG/Treadmill test’'.
Whoopee dooo, bring it on sunshine
Well, the letter has still not arrived, so rang this morning**‘‘The letter was sent on Friday, it should be with you shortly’’** ffs, it would have been quicker by carrier pigeon
Big Joe:
Well, the letter has still not arrived, so rang this morning**‘‘The letter was sent on Friday, it should be with you shortly’’** ffs, it would have been quicker by carrier pigeon
It finally dropped onto the door mat this morning, 7 days from Swansea to Middlewich, Ches . When I rang the DVLA on weds I managed to wheedle out of the nice lady who they would be appointing to do the repeat ECG/Exertion treadmill test, and then with the info rang his office and spoke to his P.A. As expected she couldn’t book anything until they’d had instructions from Swansea, so be I’ll be ringing the hospital again on monday to get them reved up
Good luck Joe…I also have to take the treadmill test, although i did not have surgery, and my heart problems are treated with medication.
I sent off the licence on the 9th April…but my wife reminded me on the 6th june that i would need my car licence for our trip across europe on the 25th July. I rang swansea, and asked them what is happening, so they said my forms are with the medical dept, and to make sure i have my licence, would re-issue another one. It arrived a few days after dated the 6th June, and that was it, apart from the fact i was told to re-apply when my holiday was over, apart from the medical. My HGV actually expired on the 7th July, so i thought F it im still gonna drive, it was only for one day anyway, cos on saturday 9th July whilst having a lie in, my wife brings the phone to me saying it was the DVLA. They explained that i need to take a treadmill test, and that they will send me the forms, the name of the doctor, and i could make my own arrangements for the test, they also said that i could take another stress test, which involves a fluid being pumped into your body which stresses the heart, but i declined until i can see how i get on with the treadmill..its not the heart that gives me problems, but my legs aching . They also said i would be sent a letter to cover me for driving HGVs until my original licence is returned, which will be in September hopefully, but at least i can still earn a crust. The important bit though was the fact they said that a treadmill wil only have to be taken every 3 years, but my hgv licence will only be valid for 1 year, because of my age ( 65 ) so that was at least some very good news. so the next 3 years will be cushty.
A week last monday I rang the Cardiac surgeons PA at the hospital nominated to do the ECG/Treadmill test, was promised a date ASAP, but ‘‘as he is also the Medical Director and had been on annual leave the previous week things were a bit busy for him, we’ll ring you with a date’’.
Over a week later and still not heard so rang again this morning, got fobbed off with the ‘‘he’s so busy, we’ll contact you when he’s a date’’ line . Without throwing out the toys to much I pointed out to his PA I hadn’t worked since March, and I was getting a bit peed off with sitting around waiting for people to sort things out, and I could do with getting back to earning some money. She appologised for the delay and promised to try and get something sorted soon, we’ll see
Big Joe:
A week last monday I rang the Cardiac surgeons PA at the hospital nominated to do the ECG/Treadmill test, was promised a date ASAP, but ‘‘as he is also the Medical Director and had been on annual leave the previous week things were a bit busy for him, we’ll ring you with a date’’.
Over a week later and still not heard so rang again this morning, got fobbed off with the ‘‘he’s so busy, we’ll contact you when he’s a date’’ line . Without throwing out the toys to much I pointed out to his PA I hadn’t worked since March, and I was getting a bit peed off with sitting around waiting for people to sort things out, and I could do with getting back to earning some money. She appologised for the delay and promised to try and get something sorted soon, we’ll see
Rang again last friday, got the same speil as above^^^^^,‘‘We’ll call you when theres a date’’ , still no call as of lunchtime today, so rang DVLA to explain I was about to go over the 28 day notification period (you’re supposed to inform them within 28 days from the letter the time of the appointment for the ECG/Stress test, otherwise they threaten total revocation )
I had a bit of a whinge to the nice DVLA lady about the Doctor they’d nominated and the time it was taking him to arrange a date, and asked if there was another Cardiac Specialist in the area they could appoint to do the test, she went away and came back with the name of another Doctor at the same hospital, and confirmed that they would now appoint him to do the test, so armed with his name I rang his office, result
Despite having no letter from DVLA his secetary booked the test for next Tuesday 10.30 , just hope the DVLA get the paperwork to them in time
Big Joe:
Despite having no letter from DVLA his secetary booked the test for next Tuesday 10.30 , just hope the DVLA get the paperwork to them in time
After several phone calls, I paved the way for the DVLA to fax the forms through to the new choice of Doctor today, then a letter from the original Doctor arrived in the post with an appointment for next friday bleeding typical, you wait for an appointment then two come along together
Big Joe:
Despite having no letter from DVLA his secetary booked the test for next Tuesday 10.30 , just hope the DVLA get the paperwork to them in time
After several phone calls, I paved the way for the DVLA to fax the forms through to the new choice of Doctor today, then a letter from the original Doctor arrived in the post with an appointment for next friday bleeding typical, you wait for an appointment then two come along together
ZB me, no wonder you are stressed, it is enough to give you heart failure
Good luck on the treadmill, but I honestly think two stress tests in a week would be the end of me, not just my career
. The Doctor taking the test was working for DVLA so it started the unstoppable ball rolling, and unfortunately because it wasn’t life threatening the NHS were unable to get things corrected intime before the Swansea monster slowly woke up and revoked my licence.
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. In my book thats a motto I associate with vastly overstaffed organisations and goverment quangos that have departments dedicated to finding jobs for the boys.
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so this side of christmas might be a possibility 
, but looking at one form (D2) its confused the [zb] out of me, read it several times now but to me section one is to appy for a provisional 
. It really is a bloody shambles dealing with government departments, the monkeys at the DVLA arn’t the only tea drinking civil service marsupials currently boiling my pee, I’m dealing with two other departments on different matters who have the same work ethic, they operate in a different world 
, just hope the DVLA get the paperwork to them in time 