C1 driving licence renewal problems

Your face has many doubles on this forum. 😄

Not strictly 2 faced. I tend to use the second for sitting on ... And occasionally for talking out of, especially when I feel the need for more more bass, or indeed a full report in preference to a brief comment ...

I did post on Caravan Talk and have posted on other online Forums such as C&CC, Guardian, Independent, Telegraph and some Scotland-specific sites. Any common ground in that lot?

Steve

Your sense of humour you will find at times, on here ,like mine, not appreciated by those without any 

Ps can tell you are an "incomer up there"

No, I don’t think so. It was someone on here.

Regarding davetommo's post, taking the van out for a run is not just a question of moving the wheels around but charging up the batteries which if left to run down completely will need replacing. Costly!!!!

You can charge the battery with just the engine running, various ways brick on accelerator piece of wood  wedged. 

 " Doctors on Wheels" are the organisation,BUT as said earlier ,,they may not be working AT THIS TIME ,,,or the government is trying to outlaw them!! I had to use my Doctor this year, blood preasure eye test health record,height & weight ,alcohol use,etc but previously used D o W's.  which was a fraction of the cost !! .

That was the one I checked - no new appointments at the moment.

I have full lorry and bus entitlement and found a problem with renewal last year in getting the medical completed, so I phoned and spoke to the DVLA (expensive rates!). 

Their advice was that should I not have submitted the medical form before the renewal date my "extra" entitlements would lapse, and my "ordinary" entitlements continue until the expiriy date on my licence.   I could then submit the form and have the "extra" entitlements restored.

I am very interested in the outcome of this thread. Coming up to the 'Golden Age' myself in two years so not soon enough to need to see my GP yet. What do they actually check for, I have seen blood pressure, eye tests, health record, height & weight, alcohol use etc mentioned above but are there any other significant checks?

I doubt we'll hear, Dellers, as it was 6 months ago.

Unless you need the C1 licence (over 3500kg laden) you won’t need to bother with the medical at all but I expect you'll find the answer to your question by Googling.