Many thanks for the below info.
My current licence runs out June 23 so I’m presuming my 12 months review is due soon, well I hope so.
My sleep has improved massively and my scores are as low as 0.5, 1.00 and highest in the early days was 4.5.
Wished I did this a few years ago.
DrPhilThornley:
This is what the DVLA publication Assessing Fitness to Drive states are the DVLA rules for a group 2 (HGV) licence for sleep apnoea syndrome:“Licensing will require:
■ control of condition
■ sleepiness improved
■ treatment adherence
DVLA will need medical confirmation of the above, and the driver must confirm review to be undertaken annually at the minimum.”So when DVLA review the case every year they will need evidence from a sleep clinic that:
The condition is controlled (in other words the driver is not stopping breathing many times a night while asleep). This information is taken from the digital download from the CPAP breathing machine.
That the sleepiness is improved. This information is obtained by the driver completing a questionnaire. It’s true that this depends on the honesty of the driver but if the driver is no longer stopping breathing whilst asleep and is following the treatment (see below) then obviously they won’t still have a problem with daytime sleepiness.
That the treatment plan is being followed. In other words that the driver is using the breathing mask for the required number of hours each night whilst asleep. Again, this is extracted from the digital download which is sent to the sleep clinic.
During the pandemic DVLA weren’t reviewing people annually but I think they are now getting back to the routine again.