Good news. My MP wrote to DVLA and before they could reply I received the application form and declaration for a Provisional Disability Licence/driving assessment. So in my case contacting my MP was certainly worth, and better than persisting with contacting the Medical Group myself. But you shouldn’t need to get an MP involved just to get a timely reply…
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My MP has now forwarded to me the reply she received from the DVLA Medical Group complaints team. It apologises for the failure to answer my simple questions about process and timing; describes the sequence of events/dates; says that the necessary forms have now been sent to me; and offers to ensure that my completed forms are treated as a priority. We shall see, but I am pleased I have moved one more step forward.
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Here is a link to a Mobility Centre’s Facebook page. It shows a driving rig used to test braking reaction time. Lights flash at random on the ‘windscreen’ and reaction time is measured:Redirecting...
I had mine on 11/7/25 and my license was updated on the DVLA website on the afternoon of 30/7/25. The physical license didn’t turn up for about another week or so.
I was checking the DVLA website multiple times a day. Then it stopped allowing me to access my license saying it couldn’t be accessed-this means it’s at the final stage where they finalise the decision-so once you get that page (which has a red and yellow stripe around it), you’ll know the decision is likely to be on the website within a week-ish. So don’t get frustrated at that stage, you’re right at the very end 
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I had my assessment on 22 July in Westhill Aberdeen I was told that they would not tell me how good or bad it went, but if they thought I needed any further training on specific things they would let me know at the end. But all went OK ( I had done a lot driving with my provisional license over the 5 1/2 weeks I had it (Over 3000 miles). Anyway like you say two weeks after the assessment I could longer access my license page on the DVLA site (I was checking everyday also), this lasted about three days then my full license appeared followed about week later by my plastic card license through the post. About a week after that I got the official letter from the DVLA.
All in all it took from beginning of February (when I got my DR to fill in the Special Circumstance’s form until early August to get my license back. It is a slow and sometimes frustrating process (I had some extra medical forms to fill in). But in the end patience and perseverance paid off. I was told they are working through quite a few thousand cases hence the amount of time.
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Congratulations @Scotalad2! I felt like some invisible shackles had been removed… especially as my car arrived in the morning and my license came online in the afternoon. Don’t be surprised if driving takes it out of you, so go easy out there, but ENJOY the freedom!
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@Scotalad2 Hi & welcome to the community. Well done on getting your licence back. That will have been a great boost to you, I am sure. Sharing your experience will help others know what to expect too.
Happy driving.
Best wishes
Ann
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That is the problem with living in Scotland. You have only two places to choose from for a Driving Assessment, Edinburgh or Glasgow which are both big cities. Driving around small towns and villages which you can drive through in 10mins is not the best preparation. Especially if you have never driven in Edinburgh and Glasgow before.
On the other hand in England and Wales you have about twenty different towns and cities to chose from to take your driving assessment.
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