Medical Conditions

Name Of Medical Condition Do I Need To Tell The DVLA? Forms
Acoustic Neuroma Yes, if you suffer from disabling giddiness B1 and DIZ1
Addison’s Disease No N/A
Agoraphobia Check with your doctor or consultant M1
AIDS Yes G1
Alcohol Problems Yes DR1
Alzheimer’s Disease Yes CG1
Amputations Yes G1
Aortic Aneurysm Yes, if your aortic aneurysm is over 6cm in diameter, despite treatment. Ask your doctor if you are unsure H1
Angina No, but you will need to stop driving if it happens when you are resting, driving or with emotion N/A
Angioma Yes B1
Angioplasty No, but you shouldn’t drive for 1 week after the procedure and only start driving again when your doctor says you are safe to do so N/A
Ankylosing Spondylitis Yes, if your doctor feels it affects your ability to drive safely G1
Anxiety Yes, if your doctor thinks its affect your ability to drive safely M1
Arachnoid Cyst Yes B1
Arnold-Chiari Malformation Yes B1
Arrhythmia Yes H1
Arteriovenous Malformation Yes B1
Arthritis Yes, if you use special controls for driving G1
Asperger Syndrome Yes, if your doctor feels it affects your ability to drive safely M1
Ataxia Yes CN1
ADHD Yes, if your doctor feels it affects your ability to drive safely M1
ASD Yes, if your doctor feels it affects your ability to drive safely M1
Balloon Angioplasty (leg) No N/A
Bipolar Disorder Yes M1
Blackouts, Fainting or
Syncope
Yes, if your doctor feels it affects your ability to drive safely FEP1
Blepharospasm Yes V1
Blood Clots Yes, if you have a blood clot in the brain. No if you have a blood clot in your lung. B1
Blood Pressure No N/A
Brachial Plexus Yes G1
Brain Abscess, Cyst or
Encephalitis
Yes B1
Brain Aneurysm Yes B1
Brain Haemorrhage Yes B1
Traumatic Brain Injury Yes B1
Brain Tumour Yes B1
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Yes, if it affects both eyes. No if it only affects one eye and you can still meet visual standards for driving. V1
Broken Limbs No N/A
Burr Hole Surgery Yes B1
Caesarean Section No N/A
Cancer Yes, if you develop problems with your nervous system or brain, your doctor is concerned about how fit you are to drive, your medication may cause side effects that could impact on your ability to drive safely or you are restricted to a certain type of vehicle or you have a vehicle that has been adapted for you. B1
Cataracts Yes, if you have Cataracts in both eyes. No if you only have Cataracts in one eye and no visual problems in your other eye. After having Cataracts removed, you don’t need to inform the DVLA as long as you meet the visual standards for driving. V1
Catheter No, but you shouldn’t drive for 2 days after you have been given treatment. N/A
Cardiac Problems No, but you should only start driving again on your doctors recommendation N/A
Carotid Artery Stenosis No N/A
Cataplexy Yes SL1
Cerebral Palsy Yes B1
Chronic Aortic Dissection No, but you should only drive after you have received satisfactory treatment N/A
Cognitive Problems Yes CG1
Congenital Heart Disease Yes H1
Convulsions Yes FEP1
Coronary Artery Bypass or
Disease
No, but you should only start driving again on your doctors recommendation N/A
Cystic Fibrosis No N/A
Deafness No N/A
Atrial and Ventricular
Defibrillators
Yes DEFIB1
Déjà vu Yes, if your déjà vu is related to seizures or epilepsy FEP1
Dementia Yes CG1
Depression Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. You should check with your doctor M1
Diabetes Yes, if it is treated by insulin DIAB1
Dilated Cardiomyopathy No N/A
Diplopia (Double Vision) Yes V1
Dizziness (Giddiness) Yes DIZ1
Drug Use Yes DG1
Eating Disorders (such as
Anorexia Nervosa)
Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. You should check with your doctor M1
Empyema (Brain) Yes B1
Epilepsy Yes FEP1
Essential Tremor Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. You should check with your doctor B1
Glaucoma Yes if it affects both eyes. No if it only affects one eye, you have no medical conditions in your other eye and are able to to meet the visual standards for driving V1
Grand Mal Fits (Tonic-Clonic
Seizures)
Yes FEP1
Guillain Barré Syndrome Yes B1
Head Injury Yes B1
Heart Attack (Myocardial
Infarction)
No, but you should only start driving again after 1 month, on the recommendation of your doctor N/A
Heart Failure No, but you should only start driving again after 1 month, on the recommendation of your doctor N/A
Heart Murmurs No, but you should only start driving again after 1 month, on the recommendation of your doctor N/A
Heart Palpitations Yes H1
Hemianopia Yes V1
High Blood Pressure No N/A
HIV No N/A
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Yes, if you develop problems with your nervous system or brain, your doctor is concerned about how fit you are to drive, your medication may cause side effects that could impact on your ability to drive safely or you are restricted to a certain type of vehicle or you have a vehicle that has been adapted for you. G1
Huntington’s Disease Yes CN1
Hydrocephalus Yes B1
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy No N/A
Hypoglycaemia Yes DIAB1
Hypoxic Brain Damage Yes B1
Hysterectomy No, but you should only start driving again after 3-8 weeks, on the recommendation of your doctor N/A
Intracerebral Haemorrhage Yes, if your still having problems a month later STR1
Ischaemic Heart Disease No, but you should only start driving again on the recommendation of your doctor N/A
Kidney Dialysis No N/A
Kidney Problems No N/A
Korsakoff’s Syndrome Yes M1
Labyrinthitis Yes DIZ1
Learning difficulties Yes G1
Left Bundle Branch Block No N/A
Leukaemia No N/A
Lewy Body Dementia Yes B1
Limb disability Yes G1
Lumboperitoneal Shunt No N/A
Lung Cancer No N/A
Lymphoma Yes, if you develop problems with your nervous system or brain, your doctor is concerned about how fit you are to drive, your medication may cause side effects that could impact on your ability to drive safely or you are restricted to a certain type of vehicle or you have a vehicle that has been adapted for you. C1
Macular Degeneration Yes, if it affects both eyes. No if it only affects one eye and you meet the visual standards for driving V1
Malignant Melanoma No N/A
Marfan Syndrome Yes H1
Medulloblastoma Yes B1
Severe Memory Problems Yes CG1
Meningioma Yes B1
Monocular Vision (Sight In
One Eye Only)
No if you meet the standards of vision for driving. Ask your GP if you are unsure. V1
Motor Neurone Disease Yes CN1
Multiple Sclerosis Yes CN1
Myasthenia Gravis Yes CN1
Myoclonus Yes FEP1
Narcolepsy Yes SL1
Night blindness (Nyctalopia) Yes V1
Nystagmus Yes V1
Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder
Yes, if your doctor recommends you do so M1
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Syndrome
Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. Ask your doctor if you are unsure SL1
Optic Atrophy Yes V1
Optic Neuritis Yes V1
Pacemakers Yes H1
Paranoid Schizophrenia Yes M1
Paraplegia Yes G1
Parkinson’s Disease Yes PK1
Peripheral Arterial Disease No N/A
Peripheral Neuropathy Yes CN1
Personality Disorder Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. Ask your doctor if you are unsure M1
Petit Mal Seizures Yes FEP1
Pituitary Tumour Yes B1
Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD)
Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. Ask your doctor if you are unsure M1
Psychosis Yes M1
Psychotic Depression Yes M1
Retinal Treatment Yes if you’ve had treatment in both eyes. No if you have only had treatment in one eye V1
Retinopathy Yes if you’ve had retinopathy in both eyes. No if you have only had retinopathy in one eye V1
Schizo-Affective Disorder Yes M1
Schizophrenia Yes M1
Scotoma Yes V1
Seizures (Fits) Yes FEP1
Sleepiness Yes SL1
Spinal Problems or Injuries Yes G1
Stroke Yes, if you are still having problems 1 month after the stroke STR1
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Yes B1
Tachycardia Yes H1
Tourette’s Syndrome Yes, if it affects your ability to drive safely. Ask your doctor if you are unsure B1
Transient Global Amnesia No N/A
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) No N/A
Tunnel Vision Yes V1
Usher Syndrome Yes V1
Valve Disease or Replacement
Valve
No N/A
Vertigo Yes DIZ1
Reduced Visual Acuity Yes V1
Visual Field Defects Yes V1
VP Shunts Yes B1
Wolff-Parkinson-White
Syndrome
Yes H1