Medical Standards

 

If applying for any of the following driving licence entitlements (C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D or D+E) you will need to complete a Medical Examination Report D4. This must be completed by your doctor within four months of submission.

Once you have attained your licence, if you have a medical condition which has become worse since your licence was issued, or you develop a new medical condition, you must inform the Drivers Medical Unit at the DVLA. Failure to inform the DVLA is a criminal offence and could be punished with a fine of up to £1,000.

You must inform the DVLA if you have any of the following:

• epilepsy
• fits or blackouts
• repeated attacks of sudden disabling giddiness
• diabetes controlled by insulin
• an implanted cardiac defibrillator
• persistent alcohol abuse or dependency
• persistent drug abuse or dependency
• parkinson's disease
• narcolepsy or sleep apnoea syndrome
• stroke, with any symptons lasting longer than one month, recurrent mini strokes or TIAs
• any type of brain surgery, severe head injury or brain tumour
• any other chronic (long-term) neurological condition
• a serious problem with memory or episodes of confusion
• severe learning disability
• serious psychiatric illness or mental ill-health
• total loss of sight in one eye
• any condition affecting both eyes, or the remaining eye - does not include long, short sightedness or colour blindness
• any condition affecting your visual field
• any persistent limb problem

If you drive professionally or in connection with payment, you must also inform the DVLA of:

• angina or other heart conditions or heart operation
• diabetes controlled by tablets
• visual problems affecting either eye
• any form of stroke