UK drivers are being cautioned that they must inform officials about medical conditions that could affect their driving. The DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) warns that failure to disclose one of 209 conditions could result in a fine of up to £1,000.
The DVLA suggests that if you have one of the listed conditions, you might even consider voluntarily surrendering your licence. This might be an option for those who have been advised by their doctor to refrain from driving for three months or more.
You might also consider this if your medical condition compromises your ability to drive safely for a period of three months or longer. Or you might need to do this if your medical condition means you do not meet the necessary standards for driving.
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If you decide to take this step, the DVLA says: "You'll need to tell DVLA and send them your licence. If you have a medical condition that affects your driving and do not voluntarily give up your licence, you must inform DVLA. They will decide if you can continue holding a driving licence."
Medical conditions you may need to declare to the DVLA - full list
The list of 209 conditions here applies to those with a car. If you have a bus, lorry or coach licence, "you cannot use the online service to check for your condition or report it to DVLA", they add.
A
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| Absence seizures | |
| Acoustic neuroma | |
| Addison’s disease | |
| Agoraphobia | |
| Alcohol problems | |
| Alzheimer’s disease | |
| Amaurosis fugax | |
| Amputations | |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | |
| Angina | |
| Angioplasty | |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | |
| Anorexia nervosa | |
| Anxiety | |
| Aortic aneurysm | |
| Arachnoid cyst | |
| Arrhythmia | |
| Atrial defibrillator | |
| Arteriovenous malformation | |
| Arthritis | |
| Asperger syndrome | |
| Ataxia | |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | |
| Autistic spectrum condition | |
B
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| Balloon angioplasty (leg) | |
| Bipolar disorder | |
| Blackouts | |
| Blepharospasm | |
| Blood clots | |
| Blood pressure | |
| Brachial plexus injury | |
| Brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis | |
| Brain aneurysm | |
| Brain angioma | |
| Brain haemorrhage | |
| Brain injury (traumatic) | |
| Brain tumours | |
| Broken limbs | |
| Brugada syndrome | |
| Burr hole surgery | |
C
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| Caesarean section | |
| Cancer | |
| Cataracts | |
| Catheter ablation | |
| Cardiac problems | |
| Carotid artery stenosis | |
| Cataplexy | |
| Cavernoma | |
| Central venous thrombosis | |
| Cerebral palsy | |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease | |
| Chiari malformation | |
| Chronic aortic dissection | |
| Cognitive problems | |
| Congenital heart disease | |
| Convulsions | |
| Coronary artery bypass or disease | |
| Coronary angioplasty | |
| Cranial nerve palsy (with double vision | |
| Cystic fibrosis | |
D
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| Deafness | |
| Defibrillator | |
| Déjà vu | |
| Dementia | |
| Depression | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | |
| Diplopia (double vision) | |
| Dizziness | |
| Drug misuse | |
E
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| Eating disorders | |
| Empyema (brain) | |
| Epilepsy | |
| Essential tremor | |
| Eye conditions | |
F
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| Fainting | |
| Fits | |
| Fractured skull | |
| Friedreich’s ataxia | |
G
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| Glaucoma | |
| Global amnesia | |
| Grand mal seizures | |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome | |
H
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| Head injury | |
| Heart attack | |
| Heart arrhythmia | |
| Heart failure | |
| Heart murmurs | |
| Heart palpitations | |
| Heart valve disease or replacement valve | |
| High blood pressure | |
| HIV or AIDS | |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | |
| Huntington’s disease | |
| Hydrocephalus | |
| Hypertension | |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | |
| Hypoglycaemia | |
| Hypoxic brain damage | |
| Hysterectomy | |
I
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| Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) | |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | |
K
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| Kidney dialysis | |
| Kidney problems | |
| Korsakoff’s syndrome | |
L
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| Labyrinthitis | |
| Learning difficulties | |
| Left bundle branch block | |
| Leukaemia | |
| Lewy body dementia | |
| Limb disability | |
| Long QT syndrome | |
| Loss of an eye | |
| Low blood sugar | |
| Lumboperitoneal shunt | |
| Lung cancer | |
| Lymphoma | |
M
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| Macular degeneration | |
| Malignant brain tumours | |
| Malignant melanoma | |
| Manic depressive psychosis | |
| Marfan’s syndrome | |
| Medulloblastoma | |
| Memory problems (severe) | |
| Meningioma | |
| Mini-stroke | |
| Monocular vision (sight in one eye only) | |
| Motor neurone disease | |
| Multiple sclerosis | |
| Muscular dystrophy | |
| Myasthenia gravis | |
| Myocardial infarction | |
| Myoclonus | |
N
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| Narcolepsy | |
| Night blindness | |
O
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| Obsessive compulsive disorder | |
| Obstructive sleep apnoea | |
| Ocular myasthenia gravis (with double vision) | |
| Ophthalmoplegia (with double vision) | |
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P
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| Pacemakers | |
| Palpitations | |
| Paranoia | |
| Paranoid schizophrenia | |
| Paraplegia | |
| Parkinson’s disease | |
| Peripheral arterial disease | |
| Peripheral neuropathy | |
| Personality disorder | |
| Petit mal seizures | |
| Pituitary tumour | |
| Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | |
| Psychosis | |
| Psychotic depression | |
| Pulmonary arterial hypertension | |
R
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| Renal dialysis | |
| Retinal artery fugax | |
| Retinitis pigmentosa | |
| Retinopathy (with laser treatment) | |
S
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| Schizo-affective disorder | |
| Schizophrenia | |
| Scotoma | |
| Seizures | |
| Severe communication disorders | |
| Severe depression | |
| Sight in one eye only | |
| Sleep apnoea | |
| Sleepiness (excessive) | |
| Spinal problems and injuries | |
| Stroke | |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | |
| Surgery | |
| Syncope | |
T
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| Tachycardia | |
| Temporal lobe epilepsy | |
| Tonic clonic fits | |
| Tourette’s syndrome | |
| Transient global amnesia | |
| Transient ischaemic attack | |
| Tunnel vision | |
U
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| Usher syndrome | |
V
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| Valve disease or replacement valve | |
| Ventricular defibrillator | |
| Vertigo | |
| Vision in one eye only | |
| Visual acuity (reduced) | |
| Visual field defect | |
| VP shunts | |
W
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| Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome | |
