I can confirm that the DVLA treats everyone it deals with as a liar and criminal, even if no crime or deception is involved. It took me a decade to get my drivi

I can confirm that the DVLA treats everyone it deals with as a liar and criminal, even if no crime or deception is involved. It took me a decade to get my driving licence back after it was confiscated; it needed renewing, and the renewal form required me to state whether I had received treatment for alcohol problems. I told the truth - I had received treatment a few years back, I was clean, and I could prove it. Snatch - licence revoked. Cue ten years of legal and medical hassle and cost. [Edit] I didn't own a car, I'm against private vehicles on the whole, and especially ICE private cars. I wanted to be able to hire a car occasionally. And a driving licence can be a requirement for certain jobs, even if they aren't "driving" jobs. A driving licence is the standard ID here; if you have neither a passport nor a DL, you will have to jump through hoops to prove your ID. So I'm angry that the DVLA can administratively deprive you of rights for ten years, without the matter ever coming before the judiciary.