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Countrymusicfan

27/4/2022 at 2:02pm
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I'd be interested to hear from any forum member regarding renewing a driving licence after aged 70. It's almost 3 years ago that I renewed my licence when I turned 70. I had just had a pacemaker fitted and I informed the DVLA of this. They granted my new licence for 3 years with no restrictions. I'll be 73 in September so will need to renew my licence again. Will the DVLA contact me to renew it or is it up to me to apply for another 3 year licence ? Will they use my existing photo or will I have to provide a new one ? I've seen in the news lately that the DVLA have a backlog of licencing applications and I don't want to apply too late and not have a licence. Any info would be appreciated.

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I'm just a few weeks older and until recently I had to renew my PSV licence every year. I have now given that up now though. My car licence was renewed for 3 years each time I renewed my PSV, so I've still got a year to go on that. I did get a reminder each time for my licence renewal, but whether that was because it included buses and coaches, I'm not sure.

A few years ago I had a problem with getting my PSV renewed as I'd declared that I'd had an angiogram. Letters went back and forth between the DVLA, my GP, and the cardiologist for nearly a year. Technically therefore I was without my PSV licence for 11 months, but I was told I could still drive buses as I had applied for my licence renewal and it had not been refused or revoked, as the letter put it. I would imagine that would apply to a car licence too.

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I renewed mine in November as I was 70. I don't have any medical issues so I used the online setup. This used my passport photograph.
New license was back in less than a week.
I no longer have C1 which is vehicles from 3500 to 7500kg and minibuses. These would have required a medical certificate and a paper application which would have taken a long time.
I can drive a car and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes,more than enough.
I don't want to drive trucks or huge motorhomes or minibuses!
If we decided to go for a motorhome it would be less than 3500kg anyway.
I still have my full motorcycle license but haven't ridden one for years.

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I got an email last week reminding me that I needed to renew my car licence before my 73rd birthday in June. I did it online and received my new licence in a couple of days. They used my old photo and I only had to confirm that there were no changes to my medical condition (diabetes). You can't apply until 3 months before your birthday.

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Quote: Originally posted by Ronni54 on 27/4/2022
I got an email last week reminding me that I needed to renew my car licence before my 73rd birthday in June. I did it online and received my new licence in a couple of days. They used my old photo and I only had to confirm that there were no changes to my medical condition (diabetes). You can't apply until 3 months before your birthday.

That's great Ronni, just the info that I needed. Thanks.

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There is apparently little or no delay if applying online. There are still long delays if applying by post though, although I was informed this week that the backlog has gone from circa 1.5 million cases to 440,000 cases.

My husband is one of those 440,000. He has to renew every 3 years as he is over 70 and needs to retain his C1 as our van is over 3500kg, which requires a medical and can only be done by post, not online.

It was due for renewal in December last year and he received a reminder in late October. Being aware of the delays at the DVLC he had the medical and sent off all the forms at the end of October.

Despite repeated calls, online messages, E-mails and complaints to the DVLA he still hasn’t had his new licence after 6 months waiting.

He became so worried he recently got our local MP involved but still has had no joy except for a standard letter from the DVLC two weeks ago saying he can still drive whilst the application is being approved but that they now need to contact his GP to ensure he is medically fit to drive, despite having passed the medical in October with flying colours and not having any medical problems since.

My advice to anyone needing to renew their licence would be to do it online if at all possible a if you can’t prepare yourself for a possible very long wait.

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In 2021 I too had to renew my licence.Unfortunately I have been diagnosed with Glaucoma and had to put it on the renewal form. I then had to go for a special eye test to an opticians appointed by the DVLA. It took seven months before I received my new licence. It was a nerve wracking seven months as I wondered if I would pass the stringent eye tests. My old licence was still valid whilst I was waiting even though it had run out.I applied online.
Funnily enough though it was cataracts which affected my vision more than the glaucoma and I’m surprised you don’t have to have the DVLA eye tests if you have them.Fortunately I had both my cataracts removed during the seven month wait. My vision is great now.

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The whole system seems crazy to me. I would have thought that anyone with potential medical issues would be a priority, but apparently not. I had applied to renew my PSV licence as I was at the time doing occasional work driving classic buses on private hires for weddings etc. I'd had the relevant medical, but I'd admitted on the form to having had an angiogram for a suspected heart problem which had turned out to be a false alarm. They didn't ask for the results of the tests, just the fact that I'd had them set the alarm bells ringing. What struck me as strange though was that I was still allowed to drive because my licence had not been refused. The tests had all been fine, but supposing they hadn't been? Classic double deckers aren't the ideal thing for someone with a heart condition to be driving as they all weigh over 8 tons unladen and can carry over 70 people. Many of them don't have power steering! It was 11 months before I got my licence back and I'd been driving all that time. It was almost due to be renewed again, but they gave me a PSV (PCV) licence for 13 months and a car licence for 3 years to cover it.

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Still half of the DVLA sat in their underpants, eating pop-corn while watching Homes Under The Hammer every day, instead of actually working. Same as most government institutions. Good luck with the licence.

And just heard today, that due to the above, turning up in person at Liverpool or Peterborough for a passport is now off the menu as well.

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