DVLA Key Rules Flashcards
DVLA Guidance - TIA/ Stroke - G1 + G2
No driving for 1 month (Don’t need to notify)
If multiple TIA’s - no driving 3 months (Notify)
Group2: No driving 1 year (notify)
DVLA guidance for parkisons/ MS/ peripheral neuropathy/ dementia?
G1 - Can drive if able to safely, need to notify DVLA (maybe hold off til spoken to them)
G2 - Need to notfuy and likely can’t drive
DVLA G1 guidance - Angina
G1: Not if symptoms at rest, don’t need to notify DVLA
G2: Can’t drive, notify
DVLA G2 guidance - general principle?
ALWAYS need to notify DVLA for relevant conditions
Most things disqualified, can drive if diabetic on insulin/ gliclazide, stable angina/ asymptomatic HF but discuss with them
DVLA guidance - MI
G1: No driving 1 week, don’t need to notify
G2: Notify, needs review
Diabetes G1 - DVLA rules
Insulin/ gliclazide/ hypos - Tell DVLA if insulin or severe hypo or hypo unawareness
- Need to do blood sugar checking within 2 hours before driving and every 2 hours
If severe hypo - have to stop and re-apply 3 months later
If diet/ other meds - don’t need to inform
Diabetes - G2 DVLA rules
Insulin/ gliclazide - Lots of checking rules and need to show evidence, if ever hypo can’t drive
MUST tell DVLA
Need to tell DVLA if on ANY other medication but can drive usually
DON’T need to inform if diet and exercise alone
Diabetes - general rule of when DVLA needs to be notified?
Group 1: Only inform if insulin/ glicla/ hypo’s
Group 2: Inform if ANY meds, including metformin
DVLA Guidance for mental health conditions?
G1: Allowed if symptoms don’t affect function
Need to inform if severe depression, mania or pychosis
G2: Need to inform, usually disqualified
DVLA guidance for sleep apnea?
G1+G2: Suspected or mild - no driving if daytime sleepiness
- If lasts over 3 months must tell DVLA
or if confirmed mod/ severe stop and tell DVLA immediately
DVLA syncope and blackouts guide?
G1: If when standing and avoidable trigger then can drive and not notify
- Otherwise notify DVLA, if unexplained or unable to avoid cause don’t drive
G2: Notify DVLA and don’t drive
DVLA - Aortic aneurysm guidelines?
G1: If <6cm can drive and don’t need to notify DVLA
<6.5cm May drive but must notify DVLA
- Otherwise don’t drive
G2: If <5.5cm can drive and MUST notify DVLA
DVLA visual impairment rules?
Legal standard G1 is snellen 6/12 in both eyes with normal visual fields
Anything else or G2 then notify DVLA and don’t drive
DVLA substance abuse driving rules?
Both notify DVLA and stop driving
G1: 6 months off if substance misuse, 1 year off if dependant
G2: Longer
DVLA - Pacemaker and ICD rules?
Pacemaker - 1 week off, notify DVLA
G2: 6wks off then review
ICD
G1 - Don’t drive for 6 months, notify DVLA
G2: Not allowed
Epilepsy - general DVLA rules?
All notify DVLA
G2- Notify DVLA, they advise
G1- First seizure - wait 6months before reapply
Epilepsy - 1 year seizure free
Meds change - Stop driving when medication reduced and for then 6 months with dose change/ stopped
Arrythmia (i.e. AF) - DVLA guidance?
Don’t drive if lively to cause incapacity (syncope/ pre-syncope etc)
- May include fast AF
G1 - Only inform DVLA if cause not known or uncontrolled for >4wks - otherwise can drive again when controlled 4ks
G2- Inform DVLA, may be able to drive if 3 months free of symptoms
