Medical
conditions or disabilities DVLA need to
know about and how to tell them
You
must tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency (DVLA) if you have ever had, or currently
suffer from a medical condition or disability
that may affect your driving.
You
must also provide details of a medical
condition or disability that has become
worse since your licence was issued
or you develop a new medical condition
or disability, as it may affect your
fitness to drive. Failure to do so is
a criminal offence and is punishable
by a fine of up to £1000.
Full
details of all medical conditions and
disabilities and the medical questionnaires
you may require, depending upon which
type of vehicle driving licence you
are applying for or currently hold,
can be found from one of the two links
below.
How
to tell DVLA about a medical condition
if you are applying for your first driving
licence
All
driving licence application forms contain
a series of health questions and you
must declare if you suffer from a notifiable
medical condition or disability. You
may also wish to download and complete
the appropriate medical questionnaire(s)and
enclose them with your application.
This will help to speed up the processing
of your driving licence when the documents
are received at DVLA. Send your completed
application to the helpful contacts
address below together with your medical
questionnaire.
For
more information on how to apply for
your first licence you can use the following
link:
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How
to tell DVLA about a medical condition if you currently
hold a driving licence
If
you are the holder of a current driving licence and have
a notifiable medical condition or disability, you must
tell the DVLA right away. You should not wait until your
licence is due for renewal. You can do this by downloading
the appropriate medical questionnaire. The completed questionnaire
can then be sent to DVLA by post, fax or as an attachment
to an email.
If
you choose to email the questionnaire you should note
that this is not a secure means of communication and that
DVLA accepts no responsibility for handling your email
until after it is received. You can post, fax and email
your documents to the following address and numbers below:
You
can also notify DVLA of a medical condition by telephone.
Please remember to quote your full name, date of birth
and or driver number (if known). You must also give details
of your specific medical condition or disability in order
that you can be sent the appropriate medical questionnaire.
Telephone:
0870 600 0301 (Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 5.30 pm).
Fax:
0845 850 0095
Extra
rules for larger vehicles, minibuses and buses
There
are higher medical standards in place for the driving
of these vehicles. A D4 medical report form that has been
completed by a medical practitioner must accompany your
application if:
- you
are applying for entitlement to drive any of the
above vehicles for the first time
- you
are a car licence holder applying to renew category
C1 and or D1
- you
are renewing your large goods vehicle (LGV) or passenger
carrying vehicle (PCV) on or after the age of 45
and at five yearly intervals until the age of 65,
(if you are aged between 45 and 65 and have been
issued with a medical short period licence, then
you only need send in a D4 form if you have not
done so within the last five years
- you
are renewing your LGV and or PCV driving entitlement
on or after the age of 65 and on a yearly basis
thereafter
Drivers
already holding entitlement to drive vehicles of category
C1 and or D1 and who have passed a car test before 1 January
1997, will only be required to meet the higher medical
standards when the licence is next renewed.
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