DVLA are a bunch of cu...

[andym]

Hopefully this won't be a long winded post....

I was banned from 27/01/12 till 27/01/13. I sent off my application around 13/12/12 to make sure I got my licence back for the end of my ban (as per their instructions), between the end of January and the end of March I was sent numerous forms and questionnaires, all of which were filled in and sent off. I've been sent for 2 medicals (most recently a treadmill and stress echo around the end of July).

The only notifications I've received has told me they've received the forms and that all the information has been passed to their doctors for review and they should reach a decision within 12 weeks... which should have been around the start of November. Since then I've called them twice and been fobbed off twice with 'We're busy....', 'don't know how long it will take...' etc

During the phone call today I was told that because I'm driving under a technicality if I don't have my licence back within 12 months I have to fill in a D1 form. Failure to do so will mean I'm breaking the law if I drive/ride.

Now I'm just having a bit of a whinge here, but has anyone else had this kind of thing happen? Also if I was to write a letter of complaint how would I word it? So far I've got:
Dear Thieving Bastards,

Geez ma licence back ya bunch a cun's





tl;dr:

After 11 months DVLA still haven't sent me my licence back and I'm having a whinge about it

[dydey90]

Storm down to their office with Big Dave and Fingers Wilson, they'll have it sorted soon enough.
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[TheBikerStig]

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[Rogerborg]

Is serious?

You could and should have started down their complaints procedure months ago.
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[andym]

[stinkwheel]

Meh. It took them 12 years and six different driving licences (accopmanied by either my birth certificate or UK passport and a note explaining they had once again mis-spelled my surname) to finally spell my surname correctly.
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[Rogerborg]

[Doovy]

Speaking of surnames, mine is Itzcovitz.

So I get this instead:

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/q82/s720x720/996628_10151871449109513_522531973_n.jpg

(yes I blurred address, it didn't arrive like that )
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[James83]

[Doovy]

[Khanivore]

[Ste]

Back in 2004-2006, the DVLA Medical Group revoked my license for about 18 months. I had my license from then until October 2008, and since then it's been with the DVLA Medical Group again.

Get your GP to phone/write to the DVLA medical department to chase them up about getting your license back. Do your Gp and consultant say that you meet the medical requirements?

[Radis]

[Ste]

[P.addy]

[Doovy]

[Radis]

[MC]

When my sister passed her test, her license came back with the title as Msss. How do you f**k that up?
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[andym]

[Doovy]

[andym]

[Ste]

The heart tracing thing is an ECG. It's part of the NHS free body waxing service cos the pads they stick on stick more to hair than to skin. Which is great if they're insisting on doing regular EGGs!

[Khanivore]