Licence applied for after expired

Have you followed the complete process for using Section 88?

  1. Statement from Doc that driver is indeed fit to drive, for which decision they’ll need to referring to guidelines for medical practioners on assessing fitness to drive
    gov.uk/government/publicati … fessionals
  2. you keeping a copy of his application
  3. sending by recorded delivery, then
  4. checking for receipt at DVLA end (easily done online)

Be aware that simply having a completed D4 in the post does not mean he’s been assessed as “fit to drive”, doctors do not pass or fail people for a medical, they merely supply the data for the DVLA to make that decision.