Total Contradiction

DVLA created a problem by putting out a standard form D794 which for our purpose is a mess. During more than a year spent studying it, I came to various interpretations of how HAD should have filled it out. However, now that I have received the January 2011 report by Matt Miller of HAD, the total contradictions in the two HAD reports, 2009 and 2011, becomes clear. This is because the first page of D794 has a section “COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL ASSESSMENT”.

In 2009 Sean Lawrence completed that section “COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL ASSESSMENT” (in the office) as follows;

Speech and Language Satisfactory

Memory Satisfactory

Reasoning Ability Significant Deficit Noted

Concentration/Attention Significant Deficit Noted

Behaviour Extremely Inappropriate

In contrast, two years later in 2011 his supervisor Matt Miller wrote; “Cognitive testing prior to the in-car assessment, indicated that Mr Catt had above average ability in the areas of information processing speed, multi-tasking and short term memory. .... “ (We now know that the written test marks show that far from “above average”, Catt scored near to 100%. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 )

We then move to the second page of DVLA Form D794 “DRIVING ASSESSMENT”, which begins with “OFF-ROAD ASSESSMENT “.

Miller continues; .... “OFF-ROAD ASSESSMENT .... Once Mr Catt was comfortable in the driver’s seat his behaviour, to our surprise, changed dramatically ....

This is the first assertion of behaviour change, first made in 2011. In 2009, according to Sean Lawrence ABOVE, Catt was already behaving in a crazy way when he scored nearly 100% in the in-office tests. The reason for this late assertion of behaviour change is that the real change was from previously having documentary evidence of excellent performance (which required good behaviour) and a witness – my partner – to the time when the only thing we have is the word of the two examiners. This is why it is necessary for them to assert behaviour change, but only in 2011 when we were heading for the courts and my very high in-office scores were now available. In 2009 document D794 completed by Sean Lawrence gave no indication of behaviour change.

The most obvious interpretation of Lawrence’s Form D794 is that at the same time as having;

Reasoning Ability Significant Deficit Noted

Concentration/Attention Significant Deficit Noted

Behaviour Extremely Inappropriate

Catt was able to score very high marks in complex tests in the office. This was a viable position to take until the test marks became available a year later.

The markings for my test are at 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 . This was followed by the totally inappropriate, misleading report to the DVLA, see 6 and 7 .

Ivor Catt 19 December 2011