Driven to Despair - Report on DVLA medical section

Dimlaith:
I have sent my letter of complaint, I urge anybody who feels let down by the DMG to do the same. One of these over paid unfeeling pen pushers need to be held accountable…

Any news or updates mate, have they responded■■?

I went to my docs earlier to get the D4 forms sorted that the DVLA sent me. Whilst there my doctor told me about the conversation he had with an idiot at the DMG in March this year. At that time I was still fighting my case and the DMG had insisted they would only now act if my GP contacted them. I spoke with my doc about this and after a few phone calls with him he agreed. The DMG informed me that my doctor had to phone them the following morning between 10am-1.30pm only and quoting a specific reference number. This is exactly what he did, only to be told by the DMG that they had no record of my case.
WTF■■?
When my doctor phoned me to tell me of this I immediately phoned the DVLA, (remember the DMG won’t speak to me.) The very helpful guy on the phone asked me some simple questions and immediately got all of my details regarding my case up on his computer. Even he said he couldn’t understand what the DMG were saying? He then gave me a new reference number but said my doctor must phone them today otherwise it would become void.
I phoned my GP straight away and after stressing the importance of this to me, he phoned them and this is what he was told by a ‘DR Reece’ I believe.
DR Reece said, “I don’t see why you, (my GP) are getting so involved and concerning yourself with Mr. Staffords case? Mr Stafford would be far better getting a letter from a specialist consultant in regards to his case.”

I kid you not, this is exactly what my GP told me tonight. So despite having already being told by my consultant twice in 2014 and overruling him, the DMG insisted they would only act with evidence from my GP. When they were presented with this, the above happened. :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp:

They really are on a new level of stupidity, but most of us already know that :neutral_face: