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I taxed my new (to me, but second hand) car for 12 months from 28.3.2022, but the DVLA reminder is telling me that it expires and needs renewing from 28.2.2023. Why am I only getting 11 months' tax?
I have been waiting for nearly six months to get my new licence back, the medical team are so slow. My new employer is getting impatient that I have no licence as their insurance company need to see a...
I have applied to renew my medical driving licence with the DVLA over three months ago and they are still processing it with no date for completion. I have to drive for work and need my licence for ID...
In April this year I applied for a medical licence and had a letter back on 17th April with an additional questionnaire. I filled it in with exactly the same answers as on previous successful applications...
I have been waiting for my medical driving licence for ages and I still have not received it. My consultant has said many are facing the same issue.
I applied to renew my over 70s driving licence (with medical conditions) in March 2022 and I'm still waiting. Is this length of time to process normal?
Is 13 months the normal waiting time to have your provisional licence reviewed by the drivers medical team? My previous provisional licence had expired but my medical condition was only relevant when I...
Had my DVLA medical for medical driving licence renewal six weeks ago, how long before it is processed?
I bought a small used car for my daughter as a first car six weeks ago but have not yet received the new V5C in her name. The 'one man band' dealer, who operates from home, had provided me with the new...
I made a mistake by noting a sleep problem on my online driving licence reapplication, finding after sending that the condition was so mild it did not need declaration. I mailed in my hospital diagnosis...