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Quote: Originally posted by chrisandsandra on 26/11/2018

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My husband is 70 in January next year. Saxo's advice is spot on.

In October he received a letter from the DVLA reminding him that his licence needed renewal and explaining how to do this. It's all explained here. Note that if you want to do it online you must be registered with the Government Gateway.

As my husband wanted to retain his C1 entitlement he had to have a medical including an eye test. The form D4 and explanatory notes needed for this can be downloaded here or you can request to have one posted to you (but do this in plenty of time as he ordered one 3 weeks ago and we are still waiting).

You can have this medical done either by your GP or any other qualified doctor. He rang our GP surgery when he received the form but they were unable to give him a date for the test as they are severely understaffed and it was not regarded as a priority. They said they would ring when a space became available. After 6 weeks or so as time was slipping away he became worried and so started looking into alternatives. He found a number of firms that will do this medical privately for about £45 to £50, which was less than our GP would have charged, by simply Googling 'D4 medical'. He made the appointment online for the next available day which was within 3 days of contacting them. He made sure that he all the required paperwork, including and up to date eye test and it all went very smoothly.

He sent everything off to the DVLA last week. We have not yet had his new licence back but they confirmed that he is allowed to continue driving whilst they are processing it.

It was a bit of a faff and very worrying when our GP could not give us a date for the medical so I hope that this may help someone else needing to do the same.

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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 03/6/2020

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When you renew in 2022 you will need a medical to retain your C1 entitlement.
saxo1

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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 03/6/2020

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The eyesight requirements are a lot more stringent than the normal check.
saxo1

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Quote: Originally posted by AL53HX on 06/6/2020

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When I applied to carry on with being able to drive up to 7.5,but giving up my HGV entitlement,it took so long(over 4 months) and I had to jump through so many hoops,I gave up and just applied for the restricted licence,I had a medical, eyesight test signed by optician,had to prove twice daily testing for diabetes type two,had to prove recent scan for AAA,the final straw was having to go for an ECG(never had heart problems)needed to do this every three years so said stuff it,can now apply to renew my restricted licence online with no problems.

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