Driver's licence: surrender or revoked?

[louisiana]

Does anybody have any experience of surrendering a driving licence? (medical grounds)

Apparently surrendering may be better than revoking, for the driver, but I can find nothing about the whys and wherefores on official websites (and much of DVLA website seems to point to other websites).

[PeckhamRose]

A good question.

Another question leading on from it is - I know my Dad should not be driving, but without a car he and my Mum would be stuffed. I know he never goes far but do I 'tell' on him?

Were any of the websites DVLA suggested any use?

[Michael Palaeologus]

I guess you can surrender your driving licence at any time and not give a reason - thus there would be nothing on record as to why.

[Siduhe]

Did you see this page? Seems pretty comprehensive on why it's better to surrender (no medical enquiries and if you later decide to reapply, you can drive whilst re-applying for a new licence, if you meet the medical standards). If your licence is revoked, you would have to wait until a new application to drive was approved. There are also a few how to pages at the bottom.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/driverlicensing/medicalrulesfordrivers/dg_4022414

[louisiana]

Ah, that seems helpful.

How strange that it's not on DVLA site (which oddly comes very very low on search engines).

Good point MP.

[pk]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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>I know my Dad should not be driving, but without a car he

> and my Mum would be stuffed. I know he never goes

> far but do I 'tell' on him?

>

if he's potentially a danger to others then i think that it's your duty to tell him (and may be even stop him, as you might stop a friend who'd had a drink too many)