Windsurf1 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hi, I'm sure this subject has been aired before but can members advise on "current" DVLA regulations please? I'm considering purchasing a M/H heavier than 3500kgs. At present I'm 76 and hold a UK licence entitling me to drive vehicles up to 3500kgs. (B Cat) How do I reinstate my C1 entitlement, lost at 70, on my licence? Is it just a matter of filling in a D2 form and getting a medical? Thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Although it’s a 2016 entry, this Practical Caravan thread should still be relevant https://forums.practicalcaravan.com/threads/lost-c1-when-over-70-can-it-be-reinstated.59494/ There’s also this more recent O&AL forum thread that touches on the subject https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Query-loss-of-C1-entitlement/56694/ and a GOOGLE-search on "reinstating C1 entitlement” retrieves more online discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Your supposition is correct. Assuming you passed your test before the appropriate date, it’s just a matter of completing the form and passing the medical. Your grandfather rights are never lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec176 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 As long as DVLA agree that you had the C1 on your previous licence. Hopefully you have a copy of your old licence showing your entitlement just in case. I'm hoping I have as I recently let my C1 lapse and now I'm not sure I did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 This 19 August article mentioned driving licence renewal long delays. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58266532 It’s perhaps stating the obvious, but reinstating a C1 entitlement is not the same as renewing a C1 entitlement and, although the DVLA is comfortable in the latter case for people to continue to drive 3500+kg vehicles while their C1 renewal application is being processed, that won’t be the case where reinstatement is concerned. I’d also question the logic of choosing to purchase a 3500+kg motorhome at age 76 (i’m 77 incidentally) as, although a person might meet the medical requirements that would allow a C1 entitlement to be reinstated, there are plenty of relatively minor medical problems that could occur without warning soon after that would bar a driver from continuing to retain the C1 entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsurf1 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Thankyou Derek. So really is it down to the Med' Report confirming that you meet the requirements for a C1 licence for the DVLA to reinstate the endorsement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 The scope of the medical examination will be evident from the following links https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960015/inf4d-d4-medical-examination-information-notes.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/981695/d4-medical-examiner-report-for-a-lorry-or-bus-driving-licence.pdf If a driver who has allowed his/her C1 entitlement to lapse at age 70 cannot meet the standards that the examination/report covers, the C1 entitlement will not be reinstated as a matter of course. This recent-ish forum discussion may still be of interest https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Query-loss-of-C1-entitlement/56694/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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