{"id":13863,"date":"2022-03-04t13:35:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-04t13:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/?page_id=13863"},"modified":"2024-08-27t13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t12:07:48","slug":"what-if-i-disagree-with-the-dvlas-decision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/pha-uk-resources\/driving-with-pulmonary-hypertension\/what-if-i-disagree-with-the-dvlas-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"what if i disagree with the dvla&#8217;s decision?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>it is understandably distressing to lose your driving licence. if you are told by the dvla that you must stop driving, they must:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>explain why the decision has been made<\/li><li>tell you if and when you can reapply for a driving licence<\/li><li>tell you about your right to appeal against its decision.<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>if you disagree with the decision to revoke your driving licence you can write to the dvla at:<\/p><p><strong>dm business support<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>d7<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>dvla<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>sa99 1zz<\/strong><\/p><p>you must provide relevant information that wasn\u2019t included in the original assessment, for example, a letter from your consultant.<\/p><p>you must also include:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>proof that you meet the required standards for driving (these will be explained in the decision letter dvla sent you)<\/li><li>the reference number from your decision letter.<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>making an appeal<\/strong><\/h2><p>if you want to formally appeal the decision, you will need to make a written application to your local magistrates court within 6 months of your licence being refused or revoked. you will need evidence, including medical evidence, to support your argument that the dvla made the wrong decision and that you are fit to drive.<\/p><p>whenever it comes to legal matters it is a good idea to get legal advice from a solicitor who specialises in motoring\/driving offences before doing this to find out whether you have a good case. you can find a solicitor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawsociety.org.uk\">www.lawsociety.org.uk<\/a> &nbsp;<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>legal aid<\/strong><\/h2><p>it&#8217;s worth noting that there is no legal aid available to appeal the dvla\u2019s decision, so you will have to pay for any legal assistance. if you lose you might also have to pay the dvla&#8217;s legal costs, so the process can be expensive.<\/p><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>information correct at time of publication: march 2022<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it is understandably distressing to lose your driving licence. if you are told by the dvla that you must stop driving, they must: explain why the decision has been made tell you if and when you can reapply for a driving licence tell you about your right to appeal against its decision. if you disagree [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":13831,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13863"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13863"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13959,"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13863\/revisions\/13959"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}