drivers medical condition

For more information go to www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
- The role of our Drivers Medical Group
  - Drivers Medical Group promotes road safety by deciding whether drivers who have medical conditions are fit to drive safely. To do this, DVLA employs specialist medical advisers to support the application of the medical standards who are supported by admin
- Details of this are on the application form.
  - • You must be confident that your application will not be refused due to any medical condition you declared (If you are not sure, please seek advice from your doctor).
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- You can also look up your condition in the ‘At a Glance’ guide, which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/at-a-glance to see whether you meet the medical standards for driving. As this guide is intended for medical practitioners, you may
  - • You must have held a valid driving licence* and only drive vehicles you are qualified to drive.
    - • You sent your fully completed application to DVLA within the last 12 months.
      - • Your last licence must not have been revoked or refused for medical reasons.
        • You must not currently be disqualified by a court.
    - • You must not have been disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013.
- *this licence can be: a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.
  - What happens next – stage 1
    - • Firstly, we will normally ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire to give us more details about your condition. To save time you can get this from www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions (This may not be needed if you are applying for a lorry or bus
    - • We will also ask you to give permission to obtain details of your medical condition from your doctor. You can provide your consent by signing the consent and declaration page attached to the questionnaire.
- This can be returned to us by post to:
  - Drivers Medical Group, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1TU.
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- What happens next – stage 3
- Once the medical adviser has all the information they need, a decision about your licence will be made.
- The decisions we make
  - • You may be able to keep your licence or get a new one.
- If we have to take this course of action we will:
- • explain why we made this decision and, if possible, tell you when you can reapply for your licence, and
- • send you a notice which will explain your right to appeal to a magistrates’ court if you live in England or Wales, or to a sheriff court if you live in Scotland.
  - How are the medical standards on fitness to drive set?
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- • The standards for driving are set out in a booklet ‘At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive’ which is available on our website for GPs and consultants to view. Go to www.gov.uk/government/publications/at-a-glance
  - Applying the medical standards
    - • Our medical advisers apply these standards and decide on whether a person is fit to drive.
    - • The law on issuing driving licences is contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
      - Our standards of service
- We aim to provide a polite and efficient service.
- We also aim to complete our enquiries as quickly as possible. The time we take to deal with your case depends on the medical condition you have and the information we have to gather.
  - You will usually get a decision within 6 weeks. You will get a letter from us if it takes longer.
- We will keep all the information provided by you or your doctors confidential and use it only for the purposes allowed by law. Under the Data Protection Act, you are entitled to see the personal information held on record. However, our registration under
  - General information
    - • You can get more information at www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
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- Further information and how to contact us
  - Visit
  - www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
    - By phone
- 0300 790 6806 between 8am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday, and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, contact us by textphone on 0300 123 1278. This number will not respond to an ordinary phone.
  - By post
- Drivers Medical Group DVLA Swansea SA99 1TU.
- By email
- Go to: www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
  - Please quote your medical case number, driver number or full name and date of birth.
- If you are following up a letter you have received from us, please phone the number on the letter, or write to the person named on the letter, quoting our reference.
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For more information go to www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
- The role of our Drivers Medical Group
  - Drivers Medical Group promotes road safety by deciding whether drivers who have medical conditions are fit to drive safely. To do this, DVLA employs specialist medical advisers to support the application of the medical standards who are supported by admin
- Details of this are on the application form.
  - • You must be confident that your application will not be refused due to any medical condition you declared (If you are not sure, please seek advice from your doctor).
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- • You must have held a valid driving licence* and only drive vehicles you are qualified to drive.
  - • You sent your fully completed application to DVLA within the last 12 months.
    - • Your last licence must not have been revoked or refused for medical reasons.
      - • You must not currently be disqualified by a court.
    - • You must not have been disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013.
- *this licence can be: a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.
  - What happens next – stage 1
    - • Firstly, we will normally ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire to give us more details about your condition. To save time you can get this from www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions (This may not be needed if you are applying for a lorry or bus
    - • We will also ask you to give permission to obtain details of your medical condition from your doctor. You can provide your consent by signing the consent and declaration page attached to the questionnaire.
- This can be returned to us by post to:
  - Drivers Medical Group, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1TU.
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- What happens next – stage 3
- Once the medical adviser has all the information they need, a decision about your licence will be made.
- The decisions we make
  - • You may be able to keep your licence or get a new one.
- If we have to take this course of action we will:
- • explain why we made this decision and, if possible, tell you when you can reapply for your licence, and
- • send you a notice which will explain your right to appeal to a magistrates’ court if you live in England or Wales, or to a sheriff court if you live in Scotland.
  - How are the medical standards on fitness to drive set?
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- Applying the medical standards
  - • Our medical advisers apply these standards and decide on whether a person is fit to drive.
    - • The law on issuing driving licences is contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
      - Our standards of service
- We aim to provide a polite and efficient service.
- We also aim to complete our enquiries as quickly as possible. The time we take to deal with your case depends on the medical condition you have and the information we have to gather.
  - You will usually get a decision within 6 weeks. You will get a letter from us if it takes longer.
- We will keep all the information provided by you or your doctors confidential and use it only for the purposes allowed by law. Under the Data Protection Act, you are entitled to see the personal information held on record. However, our registration under
  - General information
    - • You can get more information at www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
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- Further information and how to contact us
  - Visit
  - www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
    - By phone
- 0300 790 6806 between 8am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday, and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, contact us by textphone on 0300 123 1278. This number will not respond to an ordinary phone.
  - By post
- Drivers Medical Group DVLA Swansea SA99 1TU.
- By email
- Go to: www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
  - Please quote your medical case number, driver number or full name and date of birth.
- If you are following up a letter you have received from us, please phone the number on the letter, or write to the person named on the letter, quoting our reference.
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For more information go to www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
- The role of our Drivers Medical Group
  - Drivers Medical Group promotes road safety by deciding whether drivers who have medical conditions are fit to drive safely. To do this, DVLA employs specialist medical advisers to support the application of the medical standards who are supported by admin
- Details of this are on the application form.
  - • You must be confident that your application will not be refused due to any medical condition you declared (If you are not sure, please seek advice from your doctor).
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- • You must have held a valid driving licence* and only drive vehicles you are qualified to drive.
  - • You sent your fully completed application to DVLA within the last 12 months.
    - • Your last licence must not have been revoked or refused for medical reasons.
      - • You must not currently be disqualified by a court.
    - • You must not have been disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013.
- *this licence can be: a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.
  - What happens next – stage 1
    - • Firstly, we will normally ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire to give us more details about your condition. To save time you can get this from www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions (This may not be needed if you are applying for a lorry or bus
    - • We will also ask you to give permission to obtain details of your medical condition from your doctor. You can provide your consent by signing the consent and declaration page attached to the questionnaire.
- This can be returned to us by post to:
  - Drivers Medical Group, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1TU.
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- What happens next – stage 3
- Once the medical adviser has all the information they need, a decision about your licence will be made.
- The decisions we make
  - • You may be able to keep your licence or get a new one.
- If we have to take this course of action we will:
- • explain why we made this decision and, if possible, tell you when you can reapply for your licence, and
- • send you a notice which will explain your right to appeal to a magistrates’ court if you live in England or Wales, or to a sheriff court if you live in Scotland.
  - How are the medical standards on fitness to drive set?
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- Applying the medical standards
  - • Our medical advisers apply these standards and decide on whether a person is fit to drive.
    - • The law on issuing driving licences is contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
      - Our standards of service
- We aim to provide a polite and efficient service.
- We also aim to complete our enquiries as quickly as possible. The time we take to deal with your case depends on the medical condition you have and the information we have to gather.
  - You will usually get a decision within 6 weeks. You will get a letter from us if it takes longer.
- We will keep all the information provided by you or your doctors confidential and use it only for the purposes allowed by law. Under the Data Protection Act, you are entitled to see the personal information held on record. However, our registration under
  - General information
    - • You can get more information at www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
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- Further information and how to contact us
  - Visit
  - www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
    - By phone
- 0300 790 6806 between 8am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday, and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, contact us by textphone on 0300 123 1278. This number will not respond to an ordinary phone.
  - By post
- Drivers Medical Group DVLA Swansea SA99 1TU.
- By email
- Go to: www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
  - Please quote your medical case number, driver number or full name and date of birth.
- If you are following up a letter you have received from us, please phone the number on the letter, or write to the person named on the letter, quoting our reference.
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For more information go to www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
- The role of our Drivers Medical Group
  - Drivers Medical Group promotes road safety by deciding whether drivers who have medical conditions are fit to drive safely. To do this, DVLA employs specialist doctors to support the application of the medical standards and they are supported by administ
- Details of this are on the application form.
  - • You must be confident that your application will not be refused due to any medical condition you declared (if you are not sure, please seek advice from your doctor).
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- • You must have held a valid driving licence* and only drive vehicles you are qualified to drive.
  - • You sent your fully completed application to DVLA within the last 12 months.
    - • Your last licence must not have been revoked or refused for medical reasons.
      - • You must not currently be disqualified by a court.
    - • You must not have been disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013.
- *this licence can be: a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.
  - What happens next – stage 1
    - • Firstly, we will normally ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire to give us more details about your condition. To save time you can get this from www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions (This may not be needed if you are applying for a lorry or bus
    - • We will also ask you to give permission to obtain details of your medical condition from your doctor. You can provide your consent by signing the consent and declaration page attached to the questionnaire.
- This can be returned to us by post to:
  - Drivers Medical Group, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1TU.
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- What happens next – stage 3
- Once the doctor has all the information they need, a decision about your licence will be made.
- The decisions we make
  - • You may be able to keep your licence or get a new one.
- If we have to take this course of action we will:
- • explain why we made this decision and, if possible, tell you when you can reapply for your licence
- • send you a notice which will explain your right to appeal to a magistrates’ court if you live in England or Wales, or to a sheriff court if you live in Scotland.
  - How are the medical standards on fitness to drive set?
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- Applying the medical standards
  - • Our doctors apply these standards and decide on whether a person is fit to drive.
    - • The law on issuing driving licences is contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
      - Our standards of service
- We aim to provide a polite and efficient service.
- We aim to complete our enquiries as quickly as possible. The time we take to deal with your case depends on the medical condition you have and the information we have to gather.
  - You will usually get a decision within 6 weeks. You will get a letter from us if it takes longer.
- We will keep all the information provided by you or your doctors confidential and use it only for the purposes allowed by law. Under the Data Protection Act, you are entitled to see the personal information held on record. However, our registration under
  - General information
    - • You can get more information at www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
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- Further information and how to contact us
  - Visit
  - www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
    - By phone
- 0300 790 6806 between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday, and between 8am and 2pm on Saturdays. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, contact us by textphone on 0300 123 1278. This number will not respond to an ordinary phone.
  - By post
- Drivers Medical Group DVLA Swansea SA99 1TU.
- By email
- Go to: www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
  - Please quote your medical case number, driver number or full name and date of birth.
- If you are following up a letter you have received from us, please phone the number on the letter, or write to the person named on the letter, quoting our reference.
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For more information go to www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
- The role of our Drivers Medical Group
  - Drivers Medical Group promotes road safety by deciding whether drivers who have medical conditions are fit to drive safely. To do this, DVLA employs specialist doctors to support the application of the medical standards and they are supported by administ
- Details of this are on the application form.
  - • You must be confident that your application will not be refused due to any medical condition you declared (if you are not sure, please seek advice from your doctor).
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- • You must have held a valid driving licence* and only drive vehicles you are qualified to drive.
  - • You sent your fully completed application to DVLA within the last 12 months.
    - • Your last licence must not have been revoked or refused for medical reasons.
      - • You must not currently be disqualified by a court.
    - • You must not have been disqualified as a high risk offender on or after 1 June 2013.
- *this licence can be: a full GB licence, a GB provisional licence, a community licence, a Northern Ireland licence, a British external/British Forces licence or an exchangeable licence.
  - What happens next – stage 1
    - • Firstly, we will normally ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire to give us more details about your condition. To save time you can get this from www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions (This may not be needed if you are applying for a lorry or bus
    - • We will also ask you to give permission to obtain details of your medical condition from your doctor. You can provide your consent by signing the consent and declaration page attached to the questionnaire.
- This can be returned to us by post to:
  - Drivers Medical Group, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1TU.
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- What happens next – stage 3
- Once the doctor has all the information they need, a decision about your licence will be made.
- The decisions we make
  - • You may be able to keep your licence or get a new one.
- If we have to take this course of action we will:
- • explain why we made this decision and, if possible, tell you when you can reapply for your licence
- • send you a notice which will explain your right to appeal to a magistrates’ court if you live in England or Wales, or to a sheriff court if you live in Scotland.
  - How are the medical standards on fitness to drive set?
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- Applying the medical standards
  - • Our doctors apply these standards and decide on whether a person is fit to drive.
    - • The law on issuing driving licences is contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
      - Our standards of service
- We aim to provide a polite and efficient service.
- We aim to complete our enquiries as quickly as possible. The time we take to deal with your case depends on the medical condition you have and the information we have to gather.
  - You will usually get a decision within 6 weeks. You will get a letter from us if it takes longer.
- We will keep all the information provided by you or your doctors confidential and use it only for the purposes allowed by law. Under the Data Protection Act, you are entitled to see the personal information held on record. However, our registration under
  - General information
    - • You can get more information at www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
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- Further information and how to contact us
  - Visit
  - www.gov.uk/driving-medical-conditions
    - By phone
- 0300 790 6806 between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday, and between 8am and 2pm on Saturdays. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, contact us by textphone on 0300 123 1278. This number will not respond to an ordinary phone.
  - By post
- Drivers Medical Group DVLA Swansea SA99 1TU.
- By email
- Go to: www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
  - Please quote your medical case number, driver number or full name and date of birth.
- If you are following up a letter you have received from us, please phone the number on the letter, or write to the person named on the letter, quoting our reference.
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