Quick question about licences

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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A friend of mine has provisional Cat C entitlement and now wishes to add Cat D and wondered whether he would have to have a new medical, fresh application etc or will the DVLA simply add to his existing entitlemet expiring as and when his Cat C doe’s?

I wasn’t sure but I know someone here will :slight_smile:

Regards
Tef

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tef:
A friend of mine has provisional Cat C entitlement and now wishes to add Cat D and wondered whether he would have to have a new medical, fresh application etc or will the DVLA simply add to his existing entitlemet expiring as and when his Cat C doe’s?

I wasn’t sure but I know someone here will :slight_smile:

Hi tef,

Yes mate, he’ll be along to answer your question in the morning. :wink: :grimacing:

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Hi - no medical required as long as your current one is in date - and as long as he has provisional D he drive on L’s and can take his test - i think he will have to do a written test as well - then adding is free because he has provisional entitlement
Bonus being if he has C+E he gets D+E automatically -
cheers
Steve

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tef:
A friend of mine has provisional Cat C entitlement and now wishes to add Cat D and wondered whether he would have to have a new medical

If the medical he did for C prov is less than 12 months old then it will count for D prov providing the application for D prov is granted within that 12 months - so tell him to get the D2 form in quick (he will need to send his licence to DVLA again)

If the 12 months have passed then it’s a new medical :frowning:
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If he does C manual and D auto (any order) then both become manual because C will upgrade D

If wanting D+E then go for C+E as C+E will give D+E for free if already got D

Each catagory has it’s own intial Dcpc

The HPT (module 1b) lasts for 2 years so can count for both

Theory (module 1a) is different for both

hope that helps

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Thanks for the advice … Turns out his medical was more than two years ago… So looks like a fresh application for him…

Regards
Tef

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tef:
Thanks for the advice … Turns out his medical was more than two years ago… So looks like a fresh application for him…

Regards
Tef

Once he has done the second medical then both will run at the same time - from the date of the second one

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Hi guys, I did my medical 3 years ago, I am not sure if its still valid if I want to upgrade my category ?

Thanks

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london:
Hi guys, I did my medical 3 years ago, I am not sure if its still valid if I want to upgrade my category ?

Thanks

Depends what you mean by upgrade. If you’ve got cat. C and want to do the CE then there’s no need for another medical, if you want a provisional D then another medical is required.

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london:
if I want to upgrade my category

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