Hgv medical age
Discussion
I'm 45 in December, (How'd that happen, still think I'm late 20s in my head ect) when do I need to do my medical? I was expecting a form or letter or something to drop through my door after speaking to a much older driver but nothing has appeared and on googling it says 'at the age of 45'. Does that mean I have to do it before I'm 45 or once I'm 45, ie before I'm 46?
Yeah that makes sense now after reading the .gov website. I guess all of the 'medical' websites are trying to drum up business by not making it clear. This is what the majority of my googling was bringing up..
DVLA require existing lorry drivers to have a medical at the age of 45 and then every five years until the age of 65. After 65, the medical has to be done every year. DVLA will usually send out a reminder letter, together with the D4 Medical Form, a few weeks before your medical is due.
DVLA require existing lorry drivers to have a medical at the age of 45 and then every five years until the age of 65. After 65, the medical has to be done every year. DVLA will usually send out a reminder letter, together with the D4 Medical Form, a few weeks before your medical is due.
Unless your employer pays for the full medical the cost at your own doctor can be shocking, well over £100, some employers will contribute up to a limit, not many will stump up £150 for your own doctor (who won't see you for anything else) to trouser.
Ask around the older drivers at work where they get their medicals done, i use another doctor (not part of a chain) for my now annual HGV medicals, not only is the cost half that (reimbursed anyway) the doctor who does these all the time also gets the paperwork right every time.
Ask around the older drivers at work where they get their medicals done, i use another doctor (not part of a chain) for my now annual HGV medicals, not only is the cost half that (reimbursed anyway) the doctor who does these all the time also gets the paperwork right every time.
Of course, at the other end of this system, after age 65 a medical is required every year, so the current proposal to raise retirement to age 70 or even higher will have a huge impact on road safety....I had had enough at age 64 when CPC became mandatory.
I can tell from my own health issues that forcing heavy vehicle drivers to work until those kind of ages is not A Good Idea!
I can tell from my own health issues that forcing heavy vehicle drivers to work until those kind of ages is not A Good Idea!
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