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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
DVLA are partly to blame as they've not processed around 45,000 HGV licence renewals. Covid was the excuse but they're very slow at getting the backlog sorted out.
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Seems license renewals were in fact made easier, but if people
didn't want to renew that's a different story
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...virus-pandemic
Applications for the renewal of lorry and bus driving licences during the coronavirus pandemic
Updated 29 June 2021
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In consultation with the British Medical Association (BMA), GPs have agreed to aim to accommodate D4 medical appointments for working drivers to make sure that you are available to the transport industry.
If your lorry or bus driving licence is due to expire as normal, or if you’ve been issued a 1-year licence without a D4 medical report that is due to expire:
You’ll have been sent an ‘application for renewal of lorry and bus entitlement’ form 2 months before the licence expiry date.
You should arrange for an appointment for a D4 medical examination with a doctor and an optician as soon as you receive the reminder.
After the examination, fill in the form and send it to the address on the form as soon as possible and before the licence expiry date.
If your lorry or bus driving licence was automatically extended by 11 months:
You will not be sent another ‘application for renewal of lorry and bus entitlement’ form before your 11 month extension ends. You’ll have received a reminder letter, before the original expiry date that told you if you need to have a D4 medical examination to renew your licence.
If you’ve not kept the reminder you should order a D2 pack and book an appointment with a doctor and an optician for a D4 medical examination as soon as possible but no earlier than 2 months before the automatic extension to your licence is due to expire.
Book your D4 medical examination as soon as possible
Your appointment could be in several weeks so you need to be flexible about when you can attend.
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June 2021 . . that's a while ago