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Ar5e biscuits - another fit
nick205 - 5/4/16 at 12:53 PM

Bummer - suffered another epileptic fit on Friday morning last week. Fortunately I hadn't left for work and was found on the kitchen floor dazed and confused. Passed out, fell over, but fortunately didn't hurt myself, which was good.

So starts another 12 months off driving and an FEP1 form submitted to the rather useless DVLA. The DVLA have now sent me three identical letters (two at home and one at work) none of which give any real information such as a date when I can reapply for a license - useless!

Starting to wonder if I'll ever drive again TBH - I know I don't miss the car bills, I just detest the train and bus

ETA...having to walk sucks too!

[Edited on 5/4/16 by nick205]

loggyboy - 5/4/16 at 02:12 PM

Oh no - thats a right bummer.
Just hope an answer is found as to the cause





[Edited on 5-4-16 by loggyboy]

nick205 - 5/4/16 at 02:46 PM

A bummer indeed. I'm told the cause is the head injury, but since I don't know what happened that's quite vague really. Being a devout petrol head the no driving (DVLA have taken my licence away) thing is particularly hard. By the same token I met people in rehab who'd had similar injuries and couldn't walk so hey, there's always an upside to these things.

Vmax1974 - 5/4/16 at 03:23 PM

Dvla are a bit stupid my 80 year old mother is registered partally blind no last time she had a licence renewal the hospital specalist and the optician sent letters to dvla saying she is NOT fit to drive guess what the dvla did....

so now you have an 80 year old blind woman driving around the streets of teesside

Ivan - 5/4/16 at 03:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Vmax1974
Dvla are a bit stupid my 80 year old mother is registered partally blind no last time she had a licence renewal the hospital specalist and the optician sent letters to dvla saying she is NOT fit to drive guess what the dvla did....

so now you have an 80 year old blind woman driving around the streets of teesside


Of course you and your siblings should stop her by what ever means you can.

Vmax1974 - 5/4/16 at 03:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ivan
quote:
Originally posted by Vmax1974
Dvla are a bit stupid my 80 year old mother is registered partally blind no last time she had a licence renewal the hospital specalist and the optician sent letters to dvla saying she is NOT fit to drive guess what the dvla did....

so now you have an 80 year old blind woman driving around the streets of teesside


Of course you and your siblings should stop her by what ever means you can.



She keeps losing her keys or I borrow her car keeps her on the bus that way

nick205 - 5/4/16 at 03:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Vmax1974
Dvla are a bit stupid my 80 year old mother is registered partally blind no last time she had a licence renewal the hospital specalist and the optician sent letters to dvla saying she is NOT fit to drive guess what the dvla did....

so now you have an 80 year old blind woman driving around the streets of teesside


My point, they seem to operate on another plane! They can't provide straight answers to a simple question and make obvious mistakes.

As it stands I don't want to drive and risk a fit - it would end badly for me and anyone around me.

It also makes me question road cycling and the risk of fitting and falling off - damage to me and a risk to other road users.

They also give themselves 8 weeks from receipt to reply to written communication before considering themselves as late. Working in a sales role for a private company I know this to be a slack and unacceptable approach, but they're a government department so what do you do.

coyoteboy - 5/4/16 at 05:44 PM

the folk I know with non-injury caused epilepsy can recognise one coming on (after a number of them, for experience I presume). They seem to suggest they feel a bit fuzzy, or hot, or some unusual bodily sensation (which is more or less like feelings of flue it seems, though I'm sure it's not that simple) and have time to find the floor/a sofa/somewhere safe to be, but it is only a matter of a 30 seconds or so. Not so easy when you're tanking along on a bike or driving, obviously, but hopefully you'll come to recognise them and the docs help you get them under control.

Try to keep your chin up and look on the positive sides where you find them.