DVLA TEST

[Helphelp123]

Hi has anyone kept their driving licence when missing 7 dots / 112 on the feild test. Thanks in advance

[Trish_GlaucomaUK Partner]

Hello,

The DVLA normally allow for a few misses but 7 is quite a lot of misses. But until you receive the decision from the DVLA you will not know whether you have passed the standards expected of them.

[Helphelp123 in reply to Trish_GlaucomaUK]

Thanks i had two goes and if you look at both I missed 4 the same in total so fingers crossed

[Charliesaid]

Did you have your eyes tested individually? The reason I ask is, that a different visual field test is done for the DVLA, both eyes are tested at the same time

[Helphelp123 in reply to Charliesaid]

It was both eyes DVLA the missedones were on the same side bottom left . Some I missed first i got 2nd time some I got it time I missed 2nd time . So the over lap I think was 3 or 4 . Not sure if I will pass . But people drive with one eye so fingers crossed

[Charliesaid]

Did your visual field test look similar to this?

An Esterman visual fields printout

[Helphelp123 in reply to Charliesaid]

My missed ones were further to the edge on the left 1/2 midway down . Are you still driving ? Thank you

[gardenimp]

Hi, there's more information below on what is generally considered acceptable for driving if that helps but it shouldn't take too long to hear from DVLA - I got mine in just under two weeks

:gov.uk/guidance/visual-diso...

(I've also cut and pasted it below)

Defect affecting central area only (Esterman within 20 degree radius of fixation)

Only for the purposes of licensing Group 1 car and motorcycle driving:

the following are generally regarded as acceptable central loss

scattered single missed points

a single cluster of up to 3 adjoining points

the following are generally regarded as unacceptable (‘significant’) central loss:

a cluster of 4 or more adjoining points that is either wholly or partly within the central 20° area

loss consisting of both a single cluster of 3 adjoining missed points up to and including 20° from fixation, and any additional separate missed points within the central 20° area

any central loss that is an extension of hemianopia or quadrantanopia of size greater than 3 missed points

Defect affecting the peripheral areas – width assessment

Only for the purposes of licensing Group 1 car and motorcycle driving:

the following will be disregarded when assessing the width of field

a cluster of up to 3 adjoining missed points, unattached to any other area of defect, lying on or across the horizontal meridian

a vertical defect of only single-point width but of any length, unattached to any other area of defect, which touches or cuts through the horizontal meridian

[Helphelp123 in reply to gardenimp]

Thank you for doing this. Very helpful. What is classed as the 20% area ? Is it the whole picture? Thank you

[Helphelp123 in reply to Helphelp123]

I hope you got your licence approved

[gardenimp in reply to Helphelp123]

Thanks, yes I did. Big relief! Good luck for yours

[gardenimp in reply to Helphelp123]

If you look at the picture Charliesaid posted then it's the area inside the small blue circle at the centre. Basically 20° out from the centre point

[Helphelp123 in reply to gardenimp]

Oh thats a relief. So not the width of the whole test...thank you

[gardenimp in reply to Helphelp123]

I think outside the 20 deg zone the "peripheral area" rules in the second half of the guidelines apply but obviously final decision is with DVLA