Fortunes Hiding 6:50 Mon Feb 20
Body Seizure and DVLA
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A friend of mine experienced a body seizure last week because of alcohol.
He was told that he shouldn’t drive for 12 months, do the medical professionals automatically inform DVLA?
Or can he still risk driving?
Anyone experienced something similar?
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riosleftsock
12:25 Tue Feb 21
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My Dad's doctor told me that the best way to reduce the deaths of older men was to get them to sit down when they piss if they wake up in the middle of the night.
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iphammer
12:19 Tue Feb 21
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My question was aimed at MTC 9:50 Mon Feb 20
not cygnet 7:10 Mon Feb 20
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iphammer
12:17 Tue Feb 21
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cygnet 7:10 Mon Feb 20
What happens if you don't tell them and don't drive for a year do you need to tell them a year later?
If the answer is no then I wouldn't bother telling them as all that's going to do is increase the insurance premiums a year later.
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On The Ball
10:19 Mon Feb 20
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Ah yes, that was it! GP told me to tell them. I decided against as I knew I wouldn't drive and didn't want the inevitable ballache of trying to reverse it once I got the all-clear.
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MTC
9:50 Mon Feb 20
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My wife works for an insurance company and she says a doctor doesn’t inform the DVLA but will tell you too inform them.If you don’t your insurance is invalid and you could be prosecuted if you have an accident.
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On The Ball
8:46 Mon Feb 20
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FWIW, I knew I was completely safe to drive as micturition syncope can only happen when you've been drinking, asleep, boiling hot, then just had a piss. Only on rare occasions do I do all that while driving.
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On The Ball
8:44 Mon Feb 20
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Once travel was allowed again I had a series of "epsiodes" where I'd be away, wake up in the night in a pool of sweat, go for a piss, then as I was done I'd faint. Luckily I always had Mrs OTB to help me. This culminated with it happening at Newcastle away (the only time it happened in England) where I woke up with blood all over my bathroom floor and a slightly messier than usual face.
I'd avoided doing anything about it but that one worried me, so I called my GP. I'd worked out that it was micturition syncope but obviously didn't know the cause. He's a really good bloke, but towards the end of the call he broke it to me - I wasn't allowed to drive until after I'd had an ECG and a period of no episodes. Went private to get it done quicker and ended up wearing a seven day ECG - thankfully nothing wrong. Consutlant guessed that where I'd lost weight my blood vessels hadn't "caught up" - it seems to have made sense as it hasn't happened since.
Anyway - to answer the question - I don't think your GP lets the DVLA know, but you're technically not insured once they've said that to you, so I didn't think it was worth the risk.
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El Scorchio
7:49 Mon Feb 20
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Well exactly. Regardless of whether the DVLA is told or not, why would you even want to put yourself and more importantly others at risk?
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Lily Hammer
7:49 Mon Feb 20
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You should just lay off the driving AND the booze, FH….I mean your friend should.
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Westham67
7:30 Mon Feb 20
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What cygnet posted, They should not even think about driving if a doctor told them not to they could hurt someone else if they have a seizure at the wheel
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cygnet
7:10 Mon Feb 20
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Rgis happened to a family member. 12 months no driving I'm afraid..Any insurance would be invalid for starters.
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Leonard Hatred
7:03 Mon Feb 20
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The medical professionals are SUPPOSED to inform the DVLA.
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ray winstone
6:52 Mon Feb 20
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'can he still risk driving?'
Erm, I hope not...
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