Breaking news – the
DVLA have cleared me to drive again.
But there’s a
catch. I have to return my licence
within 14 days and have it replaced with a “medical review licence”.
This is valid for
three years, after which presumably I have to go through the whole process
again of having my medical records checked and my consultant, er, consulted, in
order to continue driving. And of
course, if something happens that impacts my ability to stay safe on the roads
before three years are up, I am obliged to declare it.
After three years, I
may be allowed to drive for another year, two years or three years, or no years
at all. So I probably need to get any
driving holidays out of the way whilst I still can. I am no longer allowed to drive a lorry or a
minibus but I can certainly live with that.
The letter from the
DVLA included some information about driving with one eye: “….it may take 3
months or more for you to adapt to driving with one eye. In particular your ability to judge distances
may be affected…” and so on.
So, watch out South
London, this bank holiday weekend, for the one-eyed wonder in his Honda Civic!
