Drivers could face fines if they haven’t declared health conditions to the DVLA (Picture: Getty Images)
The DVLA has warned drivers they must declare if they have certain medical conditions or they could face a £1,000 fine.
A full list of health conditions has been published on the organisation’s website, with motorists being urged to check whether their ability to drive might be affected.
They range from having diabetes to sleep apnoea, or strokes to glaucoma. If you have any conditions listed, you must disclose it to DVLA.
Drivers can declare conditions online or using a paper form and the agency will then make an assessment and can stop someone from driving if necessary.
If someone has a condition they haven’t declared and they then have an accident, they could be prosecuted.
It is thought that more than one million drivers are using the roads without properly declaring a medical condition to the DVLA.
Some conditions only need to be declared under certain circumstances (Picture: Getty)
Some rules are different for drivers of cars compared to those behind the wheel of a bus or lorry.
For example – those who are deaf don’t need to tell the DVLA if they only have a car licence but do if they have a licence to drive HGVs.
Some conditions only need to be declared if it is felt they affect a person’s ability to drive – with motorists being urged to check with their doctors first.
Drivers should also notify the DVLA if there condition has got worse since the licence was awarded.
Full list of conditions car drivers may need to report to the DVLA
Absence seizures
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Acoustic neuroma
Check the guidance on acoustic neuroma
Addison’s disease
Check the guidance on Addison’s disease
Agoraphobia
Check the guidance on agoraphobia
Alcohol problems
Check the guidance on alcohol problems
Alzheimer’s disease
Check the guidance on Alzheimers disease
Amaurosis fugax
Check the guidance on transient ischaemic attacks and mini-strokes
Amputations
Check the guidance on amputations
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Check the guidance on motor neuron disease – also known as ALS
Angina
Check the guidance on angina
Angioplasty
Check the guidance on heart attacks and angioplasty
Ankylosing spondylitis
Check the guidance on ankylosing spondylitis
Anorexia nervosa
Check the guidance on eating disorders
Anxiety
Check the guidance on anxiety
Aortic aneurysm
Check the guidance on aortic aneurysms
Arachnoid cyst
Check the guidance on arachnoid cysts
Arrhythmia
Check the guidance on arrhythmias
Atrial defibrillator
Check the guidance on defibrillators
Arteriovenous malformation
Check the guidance on arteriovenous malformations
Arthritis
Check the guidance on arthritis
Asperger syndrome
Check the guidance on autistic spectrum condition, including asperger syndrome
Ataxia
Check the guidance on ataxia, including Friedrich’s ataxia
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Check the guidance on ADHD
Autistic spectrum condition
Check the guidance on autistic spectrum condition, including asperger syndrome
Balloon angioplasty (leg)
Check the guidance on balloon angioplasties in the leg
Bipolar disorder
Check the guidance on bipolar disorder – previously known as manic depression
Blackouts
Check the guidance on blackouts and fainting
Blepharospasm
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Blood clots
Check the guidance on blood clots
Blood pressure
Check the guidance on blood pressure
Brachial plexus injury
Check the guidance on brachial plexus injuries
Brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis
Check the guidance on brain abscesses, cysts or encephalitis
Brain aneurysm
Check the guidance on brain aneurysms
Brain angioma
Check the guidance on angiomas
Brain haemorrhage
Check the guidance on brain haemorrhages
Brain injury (traumatic)
Check the guidance on traumatic brain injuries
Brain tumours
Check the guidance on brain tumours
Broken limbs
Check the guidance on broken limbs
Brugada syndrome
Check the guidance on Brugada syndrome
Burr hole surgery
Check the guidance on burr hole surgery
Caesarean section
Check the guidance on surgery
Cancer
Check the guidance on cancer (not including leukaemia)
Cataracts
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Catheter ablation
Check the guidance on catheter ablations
Cardiac problems
Check the guidance on cardiac problems
Carotid artery stenosis
Check the guidance on carotid artery stenosis
Cataplexy
Check the guidance on cataplexy
Cavernoma
Check the guidance on cavernomas
Central venous thrombosis
Check the guidance on central venous thrombosis
Cerebral palsy
Check the guidance on cerebral palsy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Check the guidance on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Chiari malformation
Check the guidance on Chiari malformation
Chronic aortic dissection
Check the guidance on chronic aortic dissection
Cognitive problems
Check the guidance on cognitive problems
Congenital heart disease
Check the guidance on congenital heart disease
Convulsions
Check the guidance on fits, convulsions and seizures
Coronary artery bypass or disease
Check the guidance on coronary artery bypass or disease
Coronary angioplasty
Check the guidance on heart attacks and angioplasty
Cranial nerve palsy (with double vision
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Cystic fibrosis
Check the guidance on cystic fibrosis
Deafness
Check the guidance on deafness
Defibrillator
Check the guidance on defibrillators
Déjà vu
Check the guidance on deja vu
Dementia
Check the guidance on dementia
Depression
Check the guidance on depression
Diabetes
Check the guidance on diabetes
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Check the guidance on dilated cardiomyopathy
Diplopia (double vision)
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Dizziness
Check the guidance on dizziness (including vertigo)
Drug misuse
Check the guidance on drug misuse
Eating disorders
Check the guidance on eating disorders
Empyema (brain)
Check the guidance on brain empyemas
Epilepsy
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Essential tremor
Check the guidance on essential tremors
Eye conditions
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Fainting
Check the guidance on blackouts and fainting
Fits
Check the guidance on fits, convulsions and seizures
Fractured skull
Check the guidance on head injuries
Friedreich’s ataxia
Check the guidance on ataxia, including Friedrich’s ataxia
Glaucoma
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Global amnesia
Check the guidance on global amnesia
Grand mal seizures
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Check the guidance on Guillain Barré syndrome
Head injury
Check the guidance on head injuries
Heart attack
Check the guidance on heart attacks and angioplasty
Heart arrhythmia
Check the guidance on arrhythmias
Heart failure
Check the guidance on heart failure
Heart murmurs
Check the guidance on heart murmurs
Heart palpitations
Check the guidance on heart palpitations
Heart valve disease or replacement valve
Check the guidance on heart valve disease or replacement valves
High blood pressure
Check the guidance on high blood pressure
HIV or AIDS
Check the guidance on HIV
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Check the guidance on Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Huntington’s disease
Check the guidance on Huntington’s disease
Hydrocephalus
Check the guidance on hydrocephalus
Hypertension
Check the guidance on high blood pressure
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Check the guidance on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypoglycaemia
Check the guidance on hypoglycaemia
Hypoxic brain damage
Check the guidance on hypoxic brain damage
Hysterectomy
Check the guidance on surgery
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Check the guidance on defibrillators
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Check the guidance on intracerebral haemorrhages
Ischaemic heart disease
Check the guidance on ischaemic heart disease
Kidney dialysis
Check the guidance on kidney dialysis (also known as renal dialysis
Kidney problems
Check the guidance on kidney problems
Korsakoff’s syndrome
Check the guidance on Korsakoff’s syndrome
Labyrinthitis
Check the guidance on labyrinthitis
Learning difficulties
Check the guidance on learning difficulties
Left bundle branch block
Check the guidance on left bundle branch blocks
Leukaemia
Check the guidance on leukaemia
Lewy body dementia
Check the guidance on Lewy body dementia
Limb disability
Check the guidance on limb disability
Long QT syndrome
Check the guidance on Long QT syndrome
Loss of an eye
Check the guidance on monocular vision
Low blood sugar
Check the guidance on hypoglycaemia
Lumboperitoneal shunt
Check the guidance on lumboperitoneal shunts
Lung cancer
Check the guidance on lung cancer
Lymphoma
Check the guidance on lymphoma
Macular degeneration
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Malignant brain tumours
Check the guidance on brain tumours
Malignant melanoma
Check the guidance on malignant melanoma
Manic depressive psychosis
Check the guidance on bipolar disorder – previously known as manic depression
Marfan’s syndrome
Check the guidance on Marfan’s syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Check the guidance on medulloblastomas
Memory problems (severe)
Check the guidance on severe memory problems
Meningioma
Check the guidance on meningioma
Mini-stroke
Check the guidance on transient ischaemic attacks and mini-strokes
Monocular vision (sight in one eye only)
Check the guidance on monocular vision
Motor neurone disease
Check the guidance on motor neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
Check the guidance on multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Check the guidance on muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Check the guidance on myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Check the guidance on heart attacks and angioplasty
Myoclonus
Check the guidance on myoclonus
Narcolepsy
Check the guidance on narcolepsy
Night blindness
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Check the guidance on obsessive compulsive disorder
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Check the guidance on excessive sleepiness
Ocular myasthenia gravis (with double vision)
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Ophthalmoplegia (with double vision)
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Pacemakers
Check the guidance on pacemakers
Palpitations
Check the guidance on heart palpitations
Paranoia
Check the guidance on paranoia
Paranoid schizophrenia
Check the guidance on paranoia
Paraplegia
Check the guidance on paraplegia
Parkinson’s disease
Check the guidance on Parkinson’s disease
Peripheral arterial disease
Check the guidance on peripheral arterial disease
Peripheral neuropathy
Check the guidance on peripheral neuropathy
Personality disorder
Check the guidance on personality disorders
Petit mal seizures
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Pituitary tumour
Check the guidance on pituitary tumours
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Check the guidance on PTSD
Psychosis
Check the guidance on psychosis
Psychotic depression
Check the guidance on psychotic depression
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Check the guidance on pulmonary arterial hypertension
Renal dialysis
Check the guidance on kidney dialysis (also known as renal dialysis
Retinal artery fugax
Check the guidance on transient ischaemic attacks and mini-strokes
Retinitis pigmentosa
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Retinopathy (with laser treatment)
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Schizo-affective disorder
Check the guidance on schizo-affective disorders
Schizophrenia
Check the guidance on schizophrenia
Scotoma
Check the guidance on scotoma
Seizures
Check the guidance on fits, convulsions and seizures
Severe communication disorders
Check the guidance on severe communication disorders
Severe depression
Check the guidance on severe depression
Sight in one eye only
Check the guidance on monocular vision
Sleep apnoea
Check the guidance on excessive sleepiness
Sleepiness (excessive)
Check the guidance on excessive sleepiness
Spinal problems and injuries
Check the guidance on spinal problems
Stroke
Check the guidance on strokes
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Check the guidance on subarachnoid haemorrhages
Surgery
Check the guidance on surgery
Syncope
Check the guidance on blackouts and fainting
Tachycardia
Check the guidance on tachycardia
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Tonic clonic fits
Check the guidance on seizures and epilepsy
Tourette’s syndrome
Check the guidance on Tourette’s syndrome
Transient global amnesia
Check the guidance on global amnesia
Transient ischaemic attack
Check the guidance on transient ischaemic attacks and mini-strokes
Tunnel vision
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Usher syndrome
Check the guidance on Usher syndrome
Valve disease or replacement valve
Check the guidance on heart valve disease or replacement valves
Ventricular defibrillator
Check the guidance on defibrillators
Vertigo
Check the guidance on dizziness (including vertigo)
Vision in one eye only
Check the guidance on monocular vision
Visual acuity (reduced)
Check the guidance on eye conditions
Visual field defect
Check the guidance on eye conditions
VP shunts
Check the guidance on VP shunts
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
For more information on each of these conditions, check the DVLA website.
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