Motorists are being urged to inform the DVLA about any medical conditions which could impact their ability to drive safely.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has recently updated a number of PDF forms for motorists who need to report their medical conditions.
Britons must tell the DVLA if they have a driving licence and they develop a “notifiable” medical condition or disability, or the existing condition has worsened.
Some of the most common conditions that could affect their ability on the road include diabetes, sleep apnoea and epilepsy.
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Drivers are being urged to inform the DVLA about their medical conditions
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Drivers can be fined up to £1,000 if they do not tell the DVLA about a condition that may affect their ability to drive. In the event that someone has an accident and they have not notified the DVLA, they could be prosecuted.
The medical condition forms from the DVLA are available on the GOV.UK website and can be sent to the Government agency via post or by email once completed.
The medical condition forms contain specific details for car drivers and motorcyclists with a range of different ailments, with a separate “V” form for lorry, bus or coach drivers.
The forms ask motorists about their current licence details and information about the GP and consultant. The medical questionnaire allows drivers to explain to the DVLA about how their condition takes form.
Drivers must declare that what they have written in the form is true, with an attached warning that it is a criminal offence to make a false declaration to obtain a driving licence, which can lead to prosecution.
Once a driver has informed the DVLA about their medical condition, the application may need further information from a medical professional, which could see the agency consult their doctor or arrange for them to be examined.
In some circumstances, the DVLA might ask someone with a medical condition to take a driving assessment, an eyesight test or a driving test.
If an application needs to be reviewed by the DVLA, it may take longer to process, although Britons can usually keep on driving while the form is reviewed.
To help drivers with medical conditions, GB News has rounded up the latest DVLA updates to medical condition forms.
The following reporting medical condition forms have recently been updated by the DVLA.
A1 and A1V – attention deficit hyperactivity, disorder (ADHD), autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), learning disabilities, Tourette’s and severe communication disorders
AUD1 – deafness, Usher syndrome and other related conditions
C1 and C1V – cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, lung cancer, lymphoma and other related conditions
CN1 and CN1V – ataxia, muscular dystrophy, Friedrich’s ataxia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and peripheral neuropathy
DIZ1 – dizziness, labyrinthitis, vertigo and other related conditions
DEFIB1 – atrial and ventricular defibrillator and other related conditions
DG1V – drug problems
DIAB1 – diabetes, hypoglycaemia and other related conditions
FEP1 and FEP1V – blackouts, convulsions, déjà vu, epilepsy, febrile convulsions, fits, grand mal fits, myoclonus, petit mal, seizures and other related conditions
G1 and G1V – Addison’s disease, AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, brachial plexus, learning difficulties, limb disability, lumboperitoneal shunt, paraplegia, spinal problems and other related conditions
H1 – aneurysm, Brugada syndrome, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, heart palpitations, Long QT syndrome, Marfan syndrome, pacemakers, tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and other related conditions
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M1 and M1V – agoraphobia, anxiety, bi-polar disorder (manic depression), depression, eating disorders, Korsakoff’s syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), paranoid schizophrenia, personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, psychotic depression, schizo-affective disorder, schizophrenia and other related conditions
PAH1 – Pulmonary arterial hypertension
PK1 and PK1V – Parkinson’s disease and other related conditions
SL1 and SL1V – narcolepsy, cataplexy, sleepiness, obstructive sleep apnoea and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
STR1 and STR1V – intracerebral haemorrhage, stroke and other related conditions
V1 and V1V – blepharospasm, diplopia (double vision), glaucoma, nyctalopia (night blindness), retinitis pigmentosa, visual field defects and other related conditions
VOCH1 – angina, heart attack (myocardial Infarction), acute coronary syndrome, angioplasty/stent, heart by-pass surgery (CABG), abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), Brugada syndrome, pacemaker, defibrillator, peripheral arterial vascular disease, aortic aneurysm, heart failure, heart attacks, heart murmurs, heart transplant TIA/stroke, balloon angioplasty (leg), cardiac problems, carotid artery stenosis, catheter ablation, chronic aortic dissection, congenital heart disease, coronary artery bypass, dilated cardiomyopathy, heart palpitations, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ischaemic heart disease, left bundle branch block, Long QT syndrome, Marfan’s syndrome, tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and other related conditions
