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Newbie here, recommended by someone who uses this forum.
From the NW (L'pool) Been riding 3 years, current steed is a 2000 VFR800. (Not riding at the moment, as the DVLA have revoked my license for not sending them a piece of paper... Grrr).
Anyway, looks good 'ere, maybe meet up with some of you in the summer when I'm relicensed
From the NW (L'pool) Been riding 3 years, current steed is a 2000 VFR800. (Not riding at the moment, as the DVLA have revoked my license for not sending them a piece of paper... Grrr).
Anyway, looks good 'ere, maybe meet up with some of you in the summer when I'm relicensed
Form SL1 (Which I'm 60% sure they never sent me until it was too late)
Here's a copy and paste of the post I made on another forum, if anyone's interested:
I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnoea around November time last year. I informed the DVLA who said they would send me some paperwork to fill in ("LETTER 1"
and send back.
I filled this paperwork in (Form CONSENT and POSSIBLY Form SL1) and sent it back to them, shortly after I sent the paperwork back I received a letter dated around 12th Jan 2008 ("LETTER 2" saying "We haven't received the documentation we sent you, if you've sent it, ignore this letter, but your
license will be revoked on the 18th Jan 2008 if you've not sent them".
The letter had been sent second class, so I wouldn't have had a chance to respond to LETTER 2 in time for the 18th January.
LETTER 2 contained a medical CONSENT Form and Form SL1.
I ignored this letter, as to the best of my knowledge I had posted the information they had wanted back to them.
I received a letter dated 14th February 2008 ("LETTER 3" on the 20th February saying that my license was revoked from the 18th January and if I am still using this license, I am committing an offence and need to return it.
I phoned the DVLA and apparently they didn't receive the Form SL1 that they apparently sent enclosed in LETTER 1.
I don't remember them sending form SL1 the first time, they said it was in LETTER 1 (same as the CONSENT form, which I had sent back and they confirmed they received), but the license was revoked due to them not receiving SL1.
Why would I of not filled out SL1 if I had got it the first time? I'm not stupid, and searching my house hasn't turned it up anywhere.
The only time I received SL1 (To my best knowledge) was when they sent LETTER 2, by which time it was too late to send back anyway, I ignored this letter
at the time as I was sure I had sent all of the documents back that they required.
I contacted my insurance company saying that my license was revoked due to a paperwork error with the DVLA, and as soon as I send a Form D1, Form SL1 and Form CONSENT I can have my license back.
My insurance company wanted to cancel my policy straight away, but I managed to get them to give me SEVEN days to get my license back.
I've faxed ALL the documents the DVLA require today (26th), but I am not confident that I will get the license back in 7 days.
What can I do? Obviously I don't want to have insurance cancelled on me, as this would make me uninsurable in the future.
Can the insurance give me a 7 day time limit? As they must know that that is unreasonable, DVLA turnaround is 3 weeks, providing they don't need to write to my Dr.
Would I need to notify all my next insurers that I've had my license revoked? Would I be better off voluntarily cancelling this insurance policy and losing 8 months of NCB build-up?
My license has been revoked through them not receiving the forms, not because of medical reasons.
I've cancelled my insurance now, and the DVLA is having to write to my doctors, so I'm looking at ages until I get re-licensed, and I've lost 8 months of NCB purely because the DVLA may or may not have sent me a form, not a happy bunny
Here's a copy and paste of the post I made on another forum, if anyone's interested:
I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnoea around November time last year. I informed the DVLA who said they would send me some paperwork to fill in ("LETTER 1"
and send back.I filled this paperwork in (Form CONSENT and POSSIBLY Form SL1) and sent it back to them, shortly after I sent the paperwork back I received a letter dated around 12th Jan 2008 ("LETTER 2"
saying "We haven't received the documentation we sent you, if you've sent it, ignore this letter, but yourlicense will be revoked on the 18th Jan 2008 if you've not sent them".
The letter had been sent second class, so I wouldn't have had a chance to respond to LETTER 2 in time for the 18th January.
LETTER 2 contained a medical CONSENT Form and Form SL1.
I ignored this letter, as to the best of my knowledge I had posted the information they had wanted back to them.
I received a letter dated 14th February 2008 ("LETTER 3"
on the 20th February saying that my license was revoked from the 18th January and if I am still using this license, I am committing an offence and need to return it.I phoned the DVLA and apparently they didn't receive the Form SL1 that they apparently sent enclosed in LETTER 1.
I don't remember them sending form SL1 the first time, they said it was in LETTER 1 (same as the CONSENT form, which I had sent back and they confirmed they received), but the license was revoked due to them not receiving SL1.
Why would I of not filled out SL1 if I had got it the first time? I'm not stupid, and searching my house hasn't turned it up anywhere.
The only time I received SL1 (To my best knowledge) was when they sent LETTER 2, by which time it was too late to send back anyway, I ignored this letter
at the time as I was sure I had sent all of the documents back that they required.
I contacted my insurance company saying that my license was revoked due to a paperwork error with the DVLA, and as soon as I send a Form D1, Form SL1 and Form CONSENT I can have my license back.
My insurance company wanted to cancel my policy straight away, but I managed to get them to give me SEVEN days to get my license back.
I've faxed ALL the documents the DVLA require today (26th), but I am not confident that I will get the license back in 7 days.
What can I do? Obviously I don't want to have insurance cancelled on me, as this would make me uninsurable in the future.
Can the insurance give me a 7 day time limit? As they must know that that is unreasonable, DVLA turnaround is 3 weeks, providing they don't need to write to my Dr.
Would I need to notify all my next insurers that I've had my license revoked? Would I be better off voluntarily cancelling this insurance policy and losing 8 months of NCB build-up?
My license has been revoked through them not receiving the forms, not because of medical reasons.
I've cancelled my insurance now, and the DVLA is having to write to my doctors, so I'm looking at ages until I get re-licensed, and I've lost 8 months of NCB purely because the DVLA may or may not have sent me a form, not a happy bunny
Biking history:
My brother used to ride an FZR600 back when I was 15, I used to spend half me nights sleeping in a room full of fairings and bike parts (My brother is a paint sprayer, so he resprayed the bike)
Never really was too fussed about them until a few years ago when a mate took me on the back... Been hooked ever since...
Did my CBT May 2005 and got a CG125, bought a GS500E in Sept '06 after passing my DAS (Which is the most god awful bike I've ever ridden) and when that died I got my VFR800 in July '07, which is a fantastic bike, and I can't see me changing it anytime soon
Done about 25,000 miles over 2.5 years, had a minor spill in a car park at 2mph on the CG, no other major drama's (Touch wood)!
License been revoked this month so hopefully got it back for summer
My brother used to ride an FZR600 back when I was 15, I used to spend half me nights sleeping in a room full of fairings and bike parts
(My brother is a paint sprayer, so he resprayed the bike) Never really was too fussed about them until a few years ago when a mate took me on the back... Been hooked ever since...
Did my CBT May 2005 and got a CG125, bought a GS500E in Sept '06 after passing my DAS (Which is the most god awful bike I've ever ridden) and when that died I got my VFR800 in July '07, which is a fantastic bike, and I can't see me changing it anytime soon
Done about 25,000 miles over 2.5 years, had a minor spill in a car park at 2mph on the CG, no other major drama's (Touch wood)!
License been revoked this month so hopefully got it back for summer
TL84 said:
Stop whoring me thread with yer SV news dammit :>
Here it is 19,000 miles, paid £2,800 with 11k on in July
Mods:
Red Fox Hugger
MTC TriOval exhaust
RAM GPS mounts
MRA Double Bubble solid black
i bet it sounds good with that on Here it is
19,000 miles, paid £2,800 with 11k on in JulyMods:
Red Fox Hugger
MTC TriOval exhaust
RAM GPS mounts
MRA Double Bubble solid black
very nice bike that! the pre VTEC VFR's are deffo the best ones
im glad you are enjoying it
Baffles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfftFgo-tko
No Baffles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onVVpvK1PS0
Wouldn't recommend it to a newbie, it's very heavy (Around 260+KG) I dropped it in the first week, and I've never had a problem handling bikes before (including a Deauville)
Brakes are incredibly sharp, and the engine makes a hell of a lot of stomp for a first bike (105 at the wheel I believe)
Best fun I've ever had on a bike tbh, I like to do insane mileage sometimes so sportsbikes make no sense to me, plus I kinda prefer the lines that some ST's have over pure sportsbikes, the only things that would get me off of this bike would be a blackbird or a VFR1000
If you're a big lad, then go for it as long as you can be sensible with the right hand, but if you feel a bit nervous or you know you're going to rag it I'd probably go with a smaller bike like an Fazer, Hornet, or SV650, they're all fantastic bikes but will be a lot easier to live with for the first year.
T
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