DVLA
Private & LAA accepted
Mental Health Assessments
You must inform DVLA if you have a medical condition. They must be told about the medication that you take.
Your Doctor will advise you to speak to the DVLA – he has a duty to do so. It is the driver’s responsibility to inform DVLA.
Revocation
CDT Tests and Hair strand Tests are important indicators for reinstatement of a licence. It is 1 year of total abstinence for alcohol dependence.
The DVLA definition of alcohol dependence is
- a strong desire to take alcohol,
- difficulties in controlling its use.
- Persistent use despite harmful consequences
- and evidence of increased tolerance
- and sometimes a physical withdrawal state.
DVLA
I do do reports for Death by Dangerous Driving, and reinstatement of licences.
I am happy to be instructed for sentencing, and mitigation.
In 99% of enquiries, I will refuse instructions for Failure to Provide or “Drink-Drive” cases.
Very rarely, where the evidence is clear and backed up by mental illness, BWV, GP Medical Records, and video of the EBM procedure, I will discuss the case with the solicitors, and am happy to offer advisory services:
I did these matters until 2016/7 and have considerable expertise in this area, but no longer an area I wish to work in.
