fit bloke

[stantheman 0]

our local paper was complaining about a bloke who got put in a police cell after having a fit the story was he took a fit in tescos durham and when the ambulance crew said he shouldnt drive home with his 4 year old son he ignored them so they phoned the police and he was locked up for his own and everyone elses safety now i call that sensible policing but he was bleating on about police brutality ;what if the idiot had another fit whilst driving

[BanditMike 0]

@stantheman wrote:

our local paper was complaining about a bloke who got put in a police cell after having a fit the story was he took a fit in tescos durham and when the ambulance crew said he shouldnt drive home with his 4 year old son he ignored them so they phoned the police and he was locked up for his own and everyone elses safety now i call that sensible policing but he was bleating on about police brutality ;what if the idiot had another fit whilst driving

If he's had a fit, his licence should be revoked. I think you've got to go for three years without a fit to be able to drive? Problem with this it's typical of peoples perspective, "it's only round the corner, it'll be fine", they never think "what if I have another fit"!? n head

Credit to Tesco staff

[streetfighter 0]

@BanditMike wrote:

@stantheman wrote:

our local paper was complaining about a bloke who got put in a police cell after having a fit the story was he took a fit in tescos durham and when the ambulance crew said he shouldnt drive home with his 4 year old son he ignored them so they phoned the police and he was locked up for his own and everyone elses safety now i call that sensible policing but he was bleating on about police brutality ;what if the idiot had another fit whilst driving

If he's had a fit, his licence should be revoked. I think you've got to go for three years without a fit to be able to drive? Problem with this it's typical of peoples perspective, "it's only round the corner, it'll be fine", they never think "what if I have another fit"!? n head

Credit to Tesco staff

Have a read of this,

The driving regulations for epilepsy
Group 1 licences
This group includes cars, motorcycles and mopeds. To drive, you must meet all normal driving requirements and have been completely free of seizures for one year, either with or without taking anti-epileptic drugs. The regulations are different if you only have asleep seizures.

Group 2 licences
This group includes large goods vehicles (LGV or lorries), passenger carrying vehicles (PCV or buses and minibuses with nine seats or more) and horseboxes. To drive, you must meet all normal driving requirements and have been seizure-free, without taking anti-epileptic drugs, for the last 10 years. The DVLA will also need to be satisfied that you are not likely to have any more seizures.


Please note - the regulations are different for people who have a first and solitary (single) seizure.

Taxi drivers
Many local authorities apply the regulations for Group 2 licences to driving a taxi. However, each local authority decides on its own standards to drive. Contact your local council for details.