Driving licence/medical?

minterno

hi guys,I need a medical cert to renew my driving licence as i have a medical condition that requires it,Heart condition in my case,I have a medical card and thought/presumed this would cover it but it does not,the gp wants 25 euro to provide the cert,25 euro is ok when your working but in my case i have been out sick for two years and i simply cant affoard it.now i have had a lot of medical care/doctor visits/hospital stays in the past two years and my gp knows me inside out by now and knows that im in a fit state to drive and yet they want 25 euro to stamp a piece of paper,i think its a disgrace,the gp has made enough money from the health service through the medical card scheme from my visits,the end result is another unlicenced driver on the roads,yep i still drive once a week as im not on a bus route and have to make the trip every friday, or should i lie on the licence application form and not state my illness in which case the licence would be invalid anyway,this is just a rant about this ridiculous situation,rant finished,regards

seamus

I don't know a lot about the medical card scheme, but would it be possible to attend the GP for a normal €50 visit covered by the medical card and have him provide the cert as part of that visit?

minterno

thanks for the reply,i just acted on your suggestion and phoned the clinic and was told its 35euro with a medical card,it was 25 a few months ago so its gone up,the tiger is still roaring in midleton,dont know how much it costs without a medical card. think at this stage its a case of stateing no illness in the application forms,cheers

Carawaystick

if ya can't afford EUR35 for a license every 10 years, how can you afford to drive?

Hilly Bill

I bet your insurance is more than €35, will you be paying that?

corktina

If you needed you Boiler certified, would you expect the Plumber to do it for nothing?

Chris_Heilong

If you have a condition the Doctor may only give you the licence for 3 years and you would have to get a medical done every 3 years in order to say you are fit to drive, insurance will load you heavily also, its a lose lose situation. You will have it recorded on your Licenses as number 101 which will mean you will need to get a medical cert from your Doctor next time you renew your License. These are all the Facts, Good luck.

http://www.thrifty.ie/aboutdriverlicenses.php

Lon Dubh

Strictly speaking the medical card does not cover the doctor writing a report or filling out a forms for driving (or other things that are basically not directly to do with your healthcare) so the doctor is allowed to charge for it. I would just pay it if I were you.

The doctors get a flat fee per medical card patients, rather than compensation for each visit, so visiting them a lot doesn't mean they get more money (though I think they get a slightly higher amount for people with a chronic condition).

My doctor didn't charge me but he ticked me as basically not needing assessment or adaptions, and as no to all of the criteria they ask about other than needing glases (though biazarrely i still ended up with 101 on the provisional licence. I probably should have queried that at the time. I and think I will for the full licence when I go for it, as it never occurred to me that it might affect insurance. I did the medical as I have a chronic condition, just not a relevant one, and I thought they and the insurance companies would need the doctor to say that rather than me just deciding it.).