Keeping C1driving license with Peripheral Neuropathy diagnosis.

[Little Bovey]

Hi Funsters, do have any members have experience of applying to retain their C1 drivers licence at the age of 70 with a diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy. The dreaded date looms near the end of the year but I can’t find any posts on the subject online. Thanks in advance for any information!

 

[Phill D]

Don’t really know the answer, but I guess it may depend on how well it’s controlled and what is / was the underlying cause, I.e. infection, injury, diabetes.

They will likely want proof that it is controlled and will have little impact on your ability to drive / function.

Hope you find more helpful answers.

 

[sedge]

Surely it depends on which bit(s) of you the neuropathy affects and to what degree the movement and feeling in those bits are impaired?

 

[pappajohn]

It on the list of notifiable illness/disease.

https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving/find-condition-a-to-z

 

[15isto2]

It on the list of notifiable illness/disease.

https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving/find-condition-a-to-z

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[gus-lopez]

It on the list of notifiable illness/disease.

https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving/find-condition-a-to-z

Everything is on the list.

 

[angusboy]

I've been waiting a year for license but while you can drive ci vehicle on section 88,but you can't go abroad pm me if u want regards

 

[denisejoe]

I've been waiting a year for license but while you can drive ci vehicle on section 88,but you can't go abroad pm me if u want regards

Been waiting 9 months on section 88 but have my stress test at 3.30 the dvla are a law unto themselves.

 

[sedge]

Thing is notwithstanding the fact that Little Bovey has a C1 - the rules also apply to driving anything!!! Same as me only ever having a 3 year licence ever since I passed my driving test since I have Type 1 diabetes hence only alive by means of exogenous (ie injected) insulin. I automatically also got my C1 in those days but that was whipped off us lot years back and never actually wishing to drive anything over 3499cc I didn't bother trying to keep it. So I only have a 'car' licence, but if I happened to get peripheral neuropathy I'd have to tell DVLA if I wanted to keep driving.

 

[Norfolk Nige]

I had my C1 taken away when I was diagnosed with CIDP. Can only drive a vehicle with hand controls now. A bit daft really as you can fit hand controls to most vehicles and they are just as safe to drive. Doesn’t matter now though as we no longer have the van.

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[Pausim]

If they gave you the ok for driving C1 with Peripheral Neuropathy on your current licence then hopefully you will be ok when you re apply at 70.

 

[Phill D]

If they gave you the ok for driving C1 with Peripheral Neuropathy on your current licence then hopefully you will be ok when you re apply at 70.

I would agree unless it’s not been notified as yet.

 

[Pausim]

I would agree unless it’s not been notified as yet.

When I was first diagnosed with sleep apnoea in 2001 I didn’t realise I was supposed to notify the DVLA. I did so a couple of years later with an apologetic letter attached and was given the ok without a fuss. When I did my first D4 at 70 I had no problems either and got my new licence within a few weeks. I think it might have been longer process with referrals etc if the first they heard about it was on the D4.

 

[Red Sonja]

When I was first diagnosed with sleep apnoea in 2001 I didn’t realise I was supposed to notify the DVLA. I did so a couple of years later with an apologetic letter attached and was given the ok without a fuss. When I did my first D4 at 70 I had no problems either and got my new licence within a few weeks. I think it might have been longer process with referrals etc if the first they heard about it was on the D4.

As long as the sleep Apnoea is controlled by CPAP then it's fine. I got a leaflet from the hospital when I was diagnosed.

 

[Pausim]

As long as the sleep Apnoea is controlled by CPAP then it's fine. I got a leaflet from the hospital when I was diagnosed.

Back when I was diagnosed the CPAPs were coal fired and I wasn’t given a leaflet telling me I had to notify the DVLA. Probably should not side track the thread too much, it is supposed to be about Peripheral Neuropathy. The point I was trying to make is about DVLA notifiable conditions and not realising they need to be told.

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[pappajohn]

Everything is on the list.

Well not quite everything and many that are aren't notifiable.
I'm type 2 diabetic but don't need to tell them as I'm on tablets, not injections.
I've had heart surgery but didn't need to inform them.

 

[Verteuil Man]

I am in the process of applying for mine. I have PN which was highlighted on my application medical. Application went in on 90 day before my 70 th birthday on the 21st January. Had several conversations with DVLA to find out where the renewal was in the process. Gone to the medical review board. I travelled to Spain on the 8th January, and told DVLA this was the case. Licence expired yesterday. A DVLA person on Saturday said that I can still drive under section 88 after the licence expires. However this does not apply outside the UK.
A chap across the road applied 2 years ago for his and it took 8 months to sort out. He has a non cancerous brain tumour.
One of the main issues is I have been told is that if your application requires the handling or reviewing of personal data, the DVLA people working from home cannot process it under the Data Protection Act.

 

[Little Bovey]

Hi Funsters, do have any members have experience of applying to retain their C1 drivers licence at the age of 70 with a diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy. The dreaded date looms near the end of the year but I can’t find any posts on the subject online. Thanks in advance for any information!

I informed the DVLA as soon as I was diagnosed and was given the clearance to continue driving (last year)

 

[Nanniemate]

Everything is on the list.

Hemoriods isn't , if it was most truck drivers would be in trouble

 

[Pausim]

I informed the DVLA as soon as I was diagnosed and was given the clearance to continue driving (last year)

Well that should help, they are ok with you having C1 now and hopefully still will be when you are 70. Some conditions like heart and eyesight get tougher under Group 2 assessment but I don’t see a difference in this guide for doctors, page 87.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66c8b0d0e39a8536eac052f4/assessing-fitness-to-drive-august-2024.pdf

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[denisejoe]

Been waiting 9 months on section 88 but have my stress test at 3.30 the dvla are a law unto themselves.

Passed

 

[SarahBattyll]

Hi,
If you’ve notified DVLA and they reissue you a medical driving license you should keep the C1 BUT if you’ve had to surrender your driving license for a medical condition and then reapply for it they will issue you with a new modern license that removes the C1 component. It’s very annoying! Also a new medical driving license has to be updated every 3 years - that part is extremely easy as you do it on line and it’s all done and dusted if your condition is managed with meds/op etc in literally a few minutes of online forms and ticking a box hope that helps

 

[Jonno1103]

Well not quite everything and many that are aren't notifiable.
I'm type 2 diabetic but don't need to tell them as I'm on tablets, not injections.
I've had heart surgery but didn't need to inform them.

It depends if the sufferer has had more than 2 instances of hypoglycaemia in any given year. All degrees of PN are notifiable. I had my T2 ok'd within 7 days. It took 6 weeks when applying for my C1 provisional.

In terms of heart disease only having an ICD fitted or suffering from arrhythmias is notifiable.

 

[denisejoe]

You can’t apply for a c1 online must have a medical