DVLA & Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Question 1

What are the rules with regards to driving and alcohol misuse?

(Confirmed by medical enquiry and/or unexplained abnormal blood markers)

Answer 1

1. Licence revocation
2. 6 months of controlled drinking or abstinence with normalisation of blood parameters.

Question 2

What are the rules with regards to driving and alcohol dependence?

(Confirmed by medical enquiry and/or unexplained abnormal blood markers)

Answer 2

1. Licence revocation
2. 1 year of controlled drinking or abstinence with normalisation of blood parameters.

Question 3

What are the rules regarding driving and persistent cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and LSD?

Answer 3

1. Licence revocation/refusal
2. 6 months free
3. DVLA may arrange a independent medical assessment and urine screen.

Question 4

What are the rules regarding persistent heroin, cocaine and methadone and driving?

Answer 4

1. Licence revocation/refusal
2. 1 year free
3. DVLA may arrange a independent medical assessment and urine screen.
4. Consultant report may be required on reapplication.

Question 5

How does the DVLA define depedency?

Answer 5

“A state which, because of consumption of alcohol, causes disturbance of behaviour, related disease or other consequences, likely to cause the patient, his/her family or society harm now, or in the future, and which may or may not be associated with dependency.”