Lost My Licence :(

[custard-rallye 25]

joined the gym last night and ran 5km then got home at 12 woke up this morning got in the shower and all i remember is waking up in the ambulance i had a epileptic fit in the shower so got my licence taking off me for a year gutted to say the least only decent part is more ££ to spend on the car until i get it back

 

oh didnt mention my fits are caused by lack of sleep or being to tired

[gixxerash 0]

Gutted i'm sorry to hear about that is there no way of appealing like if the doctors back you up on the lack of sleep..

[dave_gti 0]

Out of interest how did the DVLA find out it had happened?

 

I hope you get the fits sorted, and just think of the money youll be to save in the next 12 months

[custard-rallye 25]

the man in the ambulance told my doctor so she will notify the dvla i havnt had one for 5 years this is my 3rd one the first one they dont class you as being epileptic as anybody can have one but if you have another they class you as epileptic was just away to do my rgit aswell

[gixxerash 0]

Fingers crossed for you buddy hope you get you licence and the main thing is your alive and not dead stuck in a tree somewhere..

[24seven 104]

This happened to a mate of mine a year after passing his test. Eventually he got his license back, and a few months later the same thing happened again. He's on a twice daily medication now to keep the possibilities of it happening again at bay, and he's been back on the road for over a year trouble free.

[kyepan 291]

did they put you on epilin, sorry to hear about your loss of licence though.

[Paulmac19 4]

Gutted for you mate

It happens a lot where i work, in the taxi game

we can lose our books very handy with the doctors passing the info on to the doe (taxi regulators)

as said, at least you where not behind the wheel at the time hope you get on top of the cause of them and get the proper meds!

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

My best mate had this. He wasn't so lucky and never woke up.

 

Chin up you'll soon be back on the road.

[blessed6383 0]

sorry to hear about this bud hope everything else is ok

never good losing your licence esp if its out of your hands

and like said above atleast you weren't behind the wheel when it happened

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

i would say the least of your worries is your licence mate.

 

lucky you wasn't actually driving and killed yourself or worse; someone else.

 

epilepsy isnt to be taken light heartedly, my brother was just diagnosed with it before he had a fit and cracked his skull open and he never woke up, that was six years ago.

[custard-rallye 25]

thanksfor all the kind words yeah im just happy i wasnt driving as it could of been far worce

[Moby 0]

Be glad your alive ! Driving's not everything in life. Don't worry maybe you've been saved from a bigger disaster. Happy health pal.

[hexhamstu 9]

My dad had a couple of fits due to being over tired. He had a couple in the space of a month, lost his license but thankfully hasn't had one since.

[Joe-Tait 0]

I didnt know they did things so fast, learn something new every day

 

Take it easy

[CaptainK 11]

I can share your pain mate - I too am epileptic and have had my licence removed on occasions due to it. Annoying as anything as not being able to drive down here in the sticks of Devon is a real PITA.

 

I'm on Epilim medication once a day. Minor dose to the point where the Doctors recently told me to come off the pills as my body didn't need them anymore as I'd apparently cured myself. Bad advise from the Doctors as even though my dose is a third of the MINIMUM dose they normally prescribe, my body DID still need it. Cue a fit and I too lost my licence. Its a pain in the backside especially as I can prove EXACTLY what caused my fit (lack of medication) and that whilst on medication I haven't had one in 10 years. Try explaining that to the DVLA and they just aren't interested - my doctor even said I'm fine to be back driving after a month of being back on the pills, but no the DVLA still insist on a year out from driving. Barstewards !

 

For everyone that wanted to know - your Doctor has a legal obligation to tell the DVLA of anything that would deem a person unsafe to drive.

[custard-rallye 25]

Yeah its rubbish I'm out in the sticks aswell 32 miles from work lucky a mate passes each day