DVLA Flashcards
Cardiovascular disorders:
Hypertension
Unacceptable Rx. side effects,
-Stop driving
-No need to notify DVLA
Group 2 Entitlement the disqualifies from driving if resting BP consistently 180 mmHg systolic or more and/or 100 mm Hg diastolic or more
Acute coronary syndrome
4 weeks off driving
1 week if successfully treated by angioplasty
angioplasty (elective)
1 week off driving
CABG
4 weeks off driving
angina
driving must cease if symptoms occur at rest/at the wheel
pacemaker insertion
1 week off driving
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
For sustained ventricular arrhythmia: cease driving for 6 months
For prophylactically then cease driving for 1 month.
Having an ICD results in a permanent bar for Group 2 drivers
successful catheter ablation for an arrhythmia
2 days off driving
aortic aneurysm
6cm or more
-notify DVLA
-annual review (Licensing will be permitted subject to annual review)
6.5 cm or more
-disqualifies patients from driving
heart transplant
-6 weeks off driving
-no need to notify DVLA
DVLA: neurological disorders
Epilepsy/seizures - all patient must not drive and must inform the DVLA
1st unprovoked/isolated seizure:
-6 months off if all normal (imaging,EEG etc).
-12 months if these conditions are not met
Established epilepsy or multiple unprovoked seizures:
-Seizure free for 12 months - may qualify for driving licence
-Seizures free for 5 years - (with medication if necessary) a ‘til 70 licence is usually restored
-Withdrawal of epilepsy medication:
–should not drive whilst anti-epilepsy medication is being withdrawn and
–for 6 months after the last dose
Syncope simple faint:
no restriction
Syncope single episode, explained and treated:
4 weeks off
Syncope single episode, unexplained:
6 months off