DVLA results?????

[Gazzaswife]

Hi, does anyone know what the result time for field vision tests is? My husband did his 8 weeks ago today and we’ve heard nothing yet?

[sibool]

Hi, Mine came through Friday 5 weeks and 1 day since the test. I passed

[Gazzaswife in reply to sibool]

Thank you.

[Greynortons]

3 months, 18 months ago, maybe they have speeded up since.

[Gazzaswife in reply to Greynortons]

I take it you passed??? Otherwise you would have been driving when unsafe for 3 months??? No offence to you, I just think it’s a nonsense.

[Greynortons in reply to Gazzaswife]

No I failed. I believe the testing equipment at Specsavers was faulty as a I passed 2 subsequent tests at two separate non Specsavers opticians and after a lengthy appeal process I got a 3 year licence back. My advice if you need to appeal is to find an opthalmologist who has experience of appealing to DVLA as it is a complicated procedure involving several forms, letters etc.

[Thumper350 in reply to Gazzaswife]

Hi, are you saying that once you go for a test at Specsavers you are unable to drive until you hear back from the DVLA with the results.

[Gazzaswife in reply to Thumper350]

No, I am saying that because the DVLA takes so long to process the results people are still driving legally who maybe should not be. This, to me, makes a mockery of the whole system.

[Thumper350 in reply to Gazzaswife]

Ah, I misunderstood your post, I totally agree, thanks for the reply.

[Gazzaswife]

Gosh, that’s shocking, I am sorry you had such a bad experience. A lesson learned for all of us, thank you for sharing.