Medical

[JohnoVR6]

Hi guys,

I apologise if this has been covered several (thousand) times before, but I had a quick question regarding the medical section for new license applicants.

Essentially, I bought my girlfriend a days 1-2-1 tuition at Silverstone for her birthday, which cumulates in her sitting her license exam. This is now next week and in my usual organised state, completely forgot to tell her about, or organise for her, the medical part of it.

So with just over a week left, and the local GP being fully booked, and it now being outside of operating hours, I'm just wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to whether;

A) It's possible to have a medical completed at Silverstone on the day?

or B) It's possible to sit the test, and then have a medical completed afterwards but before submitting the completed application to the MSA? - My memory isn't the best, but I don't recall the medical section being mentioned once when I sat mine...

Again, apologies if the answer to this is obvious, I've googled as best I can to no avail.

Thanks,

John

[radical78]

how old is she may not need one . you can take the medical after the ards test

[Graham]

Iirc you can get a medical at the porche place at silverstone

Try them

[jagracer]

If you're talking about the ARDS test you don't need a medical, you only need the medical for the licence. If she is over 45 tell her not to get a medical done until next year and as near as possible to her applying for her licence, that way it'll last two years. Also the medical is only valid for three months before applying.

[BertBert]

jagracer said:

If she is over 45 tell her not to get a medical done until next year and as near as possible to her applying for her licence, that way it'll last two years.

What is it that lasts for 2 years?
Bert

[jagracer]

BertBert said:

jagracer said:

If she is over 45 tell her not to get a medical done until next year and as near as possible to her applying for her licence, that way it'll last two years.

What is it that lasts for 2 years?
Bert

The medical certificate, one medical for two consecutive licences if you time it right.

[eastlmark]

jagracer said:

The medical certificate, one medical for two consecutive licences if you time it right.

this is correct, I thought it was only me who worked this trick. Get your medical as late as possible in the year before you actually need the licence (say March for example). then the following year renew your licence as soon as you get the renewal (Which are sent out in November as I just got mine) and you will get 2 years out of your one medical as the previous years one is still current. This is for national licence's not sure its the case with international ones with stress related tests.

[jagracer]

eastlmark said:

this is correct, I thought it was only me who worked this trick. Get your medical as late as possible in the year before you actually need the licence (say March for example). then the following year renew your licence as soon as you get the renewal (Which are sent out in November as I just got mine) and you will get 2 years out of your one medical as the previous years one is still current. This is for national licence's not sure its the case with international ones with stress related tests.

Pretty sure it doesn't work for the stress ECG, I.E. three years although when I had an Int C licence I got two years out of it with one medical and went back to a Nat A after that.

Edited by jagracer on Saturday 30th November 23:15

[BertBert]

jagracer said:

The medical certificate, one medical for two consecutive licences if you time it right.

Sounds a great idea, but I thought it only lasts for 3 months? Also there's not a cert. The doc fills in the licence renewal form which goes as you send it off (doh).
The stress ECG definitely lasts for 2 years though.
Bert

[jagracer]

BertBert said:

Sounds a great idea, but I thought it only lasts for 3 months? Also there's not a cert. The doc fills in the licence renewal form which goes as you send it off (doh).
The stress ECG definitely lasts for 2 years though.
Bert

Sorry, we're probably not explaining very well. You get the form filled in by the doctor, that has to be sent off to the MSA within three months. The medical certificate is incorporated into your licence.
Here's what we mean by the medical lasting two years. If you get your medical done on say January 30th 2014 for your 2014 licence, providing your 2015 licence application is in before January 30th 2015 you don't need a medical for the 2015 licence. So I'll get my medical done about Feb 2014 and wont have another until 2016 providing I apply for the 2015 licence before Feb 2015.
My last medical was December 2011 although it was a bit of a rush getting the application in last November.

[BertBert]

Well I'll defs give that a go! Cheers
Bert

[jagracer]

When did you have your last medical?

[TwoLeadFeet]

jagracer said:

BertBert said:

Sounds a great idea, but I thought it only lasts for 3 months? Also there's not a cert. The doc fills in the licence renewal form which goes as you send it off (doh).
The stress ECG definitely lasts for 2 years though.
Bert

Sorry, we're probably not explaining very well. You get the form filled in by the doctor, that has to be sent off to the MSA within three months. The medical certificate is incorporated into your licence.
Here's what we mean by the medical lasting two years. If you get your medical done on say January 30th 2014 for your 2014 licence, providing your 2015 licence application is in before January 30th 2015 you don't need a medical for the 2015 licence. So I'll get my medical done about Feb 2014 and wont have another until 2016 providing I apply for the 2015 licence before Feb 2015.
My last medical was December 2011 although it was a bit of a rush getting the application in last November.

I do the same, my last medical was Feb 2013, got my 2013 licence in March, now just sent off my application for my 2014 licence without having a new medical, but will need one again for my 2015 licence.

[BertBert]

jagracer said:

When did you have your last medical?

It was definitely this year, so off to apply this afternoon.
Bert

[jagracer]

BertBert said:

It was definitely this year, so off to apply this afternoon.
Bert

Make sure you fill in section 2 but leave section 3 completely blank. You could even try online as I think they've sorted the site out for online applications for over 45s.

[BertBert]

Wow, that's hopefully a Sunday afternoon bonus. Applied on-line. Answered the medical q's and it didn't ask for a medical or the results of the stress-ecg!
Thanks!!
Bert

[jagracer]

Well done, I had a look on there today but it won't let me do it is it knows I need a medical. I'll wait until a few weeks before the season starts next year for mine.

[tapkaJohnD]

I'm pretty sure that a stress ECG is ONLY required for International Licence holders.
That report, from a cardilogist, not your GP, is valid for two years, without any petty date jiggery pokery.
JOhn

[BertBert]

Yes indeed, my stress-ecg lasts for 2 years. But I am delighted if jiggery-pokery avoids the need for another £80 and time off work to go to the docs
Bert

[jagracer]

tapkaJohnD said:

I'm pretty sure that a stress ECG is ONLY required for International Licence holders.
That report, from a cardilogist, not your GP, is valid for two years, without any petty date jiggery pokery.
JOhn

From memory you can't do any jiggery pokery with dates for the ecg but it's hardly petty to try to save a fair wedge of time and money if you don't need to go to the hassle of a medical.