fesspark Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Please do not do what I have done. My 3 year heavy goods licence expires soon so like a fool I ordered a new one, thinking that I would get the 11 months gratis replacement. No they have cancelled my licence that is still in date and replaced it with a 3 yr one and left out the heavy goods sections that I am entitled to. After emails and telephone calls they will not budge so now I have to wait until I can have a medical and eye assessment before I can drive my motorhome, it will mean I will now have to wait whilst they renew it once I have sent my upgraded info through to DVLA. .. WHAT A MISTAKA TO MAKA, still crying.!!!more expense. Fesspark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costaexpress Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Do you mean they have taken C1 category off your licence or category C1+E, category C, or C+E as obviously they have very different repercussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 And what they did was to work out that you were trying to gain an extra 2 years 1 month heavy goods because they assumed you would fail at the end of the current run. It could be looked upon that you were trying to fiddle the rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 fesspark - 2020-10-28 11:16 AM Please do not do what I have done. My 3 year heavy goods licence expires soon so like a fool I ordered a new one, thinking that I would get the 11 months gratis replacement... Fesspark How did you ‘order’ a new licence, please? As I understand it a licence with the C1 entitlement cannot be renewed on-line and the (postal) application for renewal must be accompanied by the appropriate medical examination documentation. (I also THINK that the 11-month extension allowed for photocard licences did not apply to C1-entitlement versions.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesspark Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Well if it does not make any difference to C1 i will not have lost a lot then,but had I not renewed online I would have had some sort of reminder that my licence was due for renewal? cheers fesspark,p.s. my eyes are 100% as I have had cateract treatment to both eyes,and my health is not a problem as my ailments do not include my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 This link relates to renewing a driving licence if one is aged 70 or over https://www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence-at-70 and includes the caveat You must renew your C1 (medium-sized vehicles) or D1 (minibus) entitlements by post. Having checked further, it seems that ALL driving licences expiring between 1 February 2020 and 31 December 2020 had their expiry date extended by 11 months. This link https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expired-driving-licences-automatically-extended-by-11-months advises "...drivers whose photocard driving licence or entitlement to drive runs out between 1 February 2020 and 31 December 2020 will have their entitlement automatically extended from the expiry date, for a period of 11 months. Drivers do not need to apply to renew their licence until they receive a reminder before their extension expires.” I can (probably) understand why you might have wanted to renew your licence early if you plan to go to France/Spain in the first half of 2021, but your mistake was to overlook the advice on the on-line application webpage that C1 and D1 licences must be renewed by post. (I’m a mite surprised that, having warned on the gov.uk webpage that C1 and D1 licences cannot be renewed on-line, that the application procedure itself does not begin by asking a question on the lines of “Are you applying to renew a C1 or D1 licence?” and - if the answer is “Yes” - stopping the application procedure at that point. When I was writing computer programs, if I recognised the possibility of human error in input, I always tried to deal with this in the software.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varonda Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 A friend of mine reached his three score and ten earlier this year and had to go for a medical to keep his license entitlements --subsequently he's having to sell his Bolero 712 and get something smaller --he's looked into downplating and with nothing in the van other than him it rocks up at 3300kgs so it's there's not much leeway for water /gas/ food etc and that's without adding in the wife and the dog ! easiest thing sell and get a smaller unit, luckily he can keep it on the drive so he doesn't have to think about storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesspark Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 That is correct I did not need to renew until November next year, More confusion again by all that's going around. you need to be studying 24 hrs a day to keep up with all the changes being made .fesspark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmac Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi I passed my C1 license medical earlier this year and I am wondering what ailments stop you from passing the medical? I had to get glasses for driving but otherwise no problem. Regards David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 fesspark - 2020-10-28 11:16 AM Please do not do what I have done. My 3 year heavy goods licence expires soon so like a fool I ordered a new one, thinking that I would get the 11 months gratis replacement. No they have cancelled my licence that is still in date and replaced it with a 3 yr one and left out the heavy goods sections that I am entitled to. After emails and telephone calls they will not budge so now I have to wait until I can have a medical and eye assessment before I can drive my motorhome, it will mean I will now have to wait whilst they renew it once I have sent my upgraded info through to DVLA. .. WHAT A MISTAKA TO MAKA, still crying.!!!more expense. Fesspark I lost my PSV badge soon after I stopped driving buses ;-) ........ Does that rule not apply to truckers? :-S ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 pelmetman - 2020-10-28 6:33 PM I lost my PSV badge soon after I stopped driving buses Does that rule not apply to truckers? ....... No I kept both my licences hgv an psv running for 12 yrs after I gave up driving either, I passed psv late 80's and they had stopped issuing badges before then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 davidmac - 2020-10-28 5:53 PM Hi I passed my C1 license medical earlier this year and I am wondering what ailments stop you from passing the medical? I had to get glasses for driving but otherwise no problem. Regards David Some light reading for the dark winter nights... https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/866655/assessing-fitness-to-drive-a-guide-for-medical-professionals.pdf https://www.gov.uk/guidance/general-information-assessing-fitness-to-drive https://www.gov.uk/guidance/general-information-assessing-fitness-to-drive As I allowed my C1 licence entitlement to lapse when I reached age 70 I’ve never explored what DVLA ‘medical’ forms are required to maintain or apply for that entitlement. However, the D4 form should give a good idea of what an examining doctor should be checking for. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873747/d4-medical-examiner-report-for-a-lorry-or-bus-driving-licence.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldi Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Good afternoon, As I see it the biggest problem will be if you are called up to drive food delivery trucks because of the shortage of drivers due to covid. but other than that its carry on corporal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 As I understand Robert’s situation, having applied to renew his driving-licence on-line, the DVLA system cancelled his not-yet-expired licence (that had a C1 entitlement) and issued him with a basic ‘car’ licence that has a not-exceeding-3500kg vehicle-weight restriction - and the latter licence’s period of validity begins from the date he applied on-line (or thereabouts). If that’s correct, then Robert (as he says) no longer has a driving licence that permits him to legally drive his 3850kg Burstner motorhome. Presumably the DVLA will reinstate Robert’s C1 entitlement once they have received the necessary medical paperwork, but it’s anybody’s guess what the start date of the replacement licence will be when it is eventually issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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