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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Need some guidance
« on: October 16, 2025, 01:07:53 pm »
Thank you both for your advice. DVLA are aware that I have a medical condition and the advice is to inform them if i suffer 2 or more episodes within 1 year. To give some further background, I have lived with the condition for 10 years and this is the first time I had an episode. In hindsight, I did bring my own misfortune that day. Took my insulin in the morning but was running a tad late so skipped B'fast, thinking I will grab a sandwich along the way. Errands got in the way and to make a long story short, I was running on a cup of coffee until the incident happened around 2pm.

Going forward, I am now checking my blood sugar before I drive and make sure to also eat something, even if it is just a couple of biscuits.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Need some guidance
« on: October 16, 2025, 08:31:24 am »
Hi All

I need some guidance following the receipt of an NIP for speeding 27mph in a 20mph zone (speed camera). The situation is that this was due to a genuine medical emergency. I am a type 2 diabetic and for the first time ever, I had an episode of Hypoglycemia (dangerous low level of blood sugar). The symptoms (cold sweat, mild tremors and lightheadedness) started as soon as I turned into this particular road. The road is a red route and I was at the time panicking and urgently trying to find somewhere where I could safely pull over and get my blood sugar back to normal. Managed to do this a few 100m down the road where I stopped and followed NHS/DVLA guidelines ( consume something high in sugar - wait 30 to 45 mins to ensure you are ok and then resumed my journey).

Not sure if anyone has encountered similar cases and if this would constitute sufficient grounds to challenge the NIP. My concern ( apologies for having to say I read somewhere else) is that I saw some advice stating that this could make matters worse and the prosecutors could try to escalate to a case of dangerous driving.

Any advice is welcome.

Kind regards

Zbubuman

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