DVLA rules

Question 1

Elective angio

Answer 1

1 week

Question 2

CABG

Answer 2

1 month

Question 3

ACS

Answer 3

4 weeks
1 week if angio

Group 2
licence revoked
6/52 - LVEF > 40% + functional assessment

Flying - 2 weeks, if can walk up stairs ok then no issue

Question 4

Angina

Answer 4

If symptoms at rest - stop
Group 2 - notify DVLA, stop
Revoked if asym 6/52 and functional assessment ok

Question 5

Pacemaker insertion

Answer 5

1 week

Question 6

ICD

Answer 6

If had sustained VT - 6 months
If prophylactic - 1 month
Group 2 - permanent bar

Question 7

Successful catheter ablation

Answer 7

2 days

Question 8

AAA > 6cm

Answer 8

notify DVLA
Annual review

> 6.5 – disqualified

Question 9

Visual feild defects

Answer 9

must cease unless confirmed able to meet recommended national guidelines for visual field

Question 10

Monocular vision

Answer 10

notify DVLA, may drive if acuity and visual field is normal in the remaining eye

Question 11

Blepharospasm

Answer 11

consultant opinion

Question 12

Oral diabetic treatment

Answer 12

Annual review
Aware of hypos
No more than 1 hypo a year

Group 2 - short term licence 1-3 years. No hypos.

Question 13

Insulin

Answer 13

Notify DVLA - 1-3 year licence

Group 2 - 1 year

Question 14

First unprovoked seizure

Answer 14

6 months

EEG/ structural abnormalities - 12 months

Question 15

Epilepsy diagnosis

Answer 15

seizure free 12/12

if no seizures 5 years > normal licence

Question 16

Withdrawal of epilepsy meds

Answer 16

6 months

Question 17

Syncope - explained

Answer 17

4 weeks

Question 18

Syncope -unexplained

Answer 18

6 months

2+ episodes - 1 year

Question 19

Cardiogenic syncope

Answer 19

1 month, 6 if group 2

Question 20

Stroke TIA

Answer 20

1 month

group 2 - stop driving, tell DVLA. Can reissue after 1 year if no impairment. DVLA medical assessment.

Question 21

Multiple TIAs

Answer 21

3 months

Question 22

craniotomy

Answer 22

meningioma - 1 year

pituitary - 6/12

Question 23

narcolepsy/cataplexy

Answer 23

can restart when control

Question 24

chronic neurological disorders eg MS

Answer 24

MS, MND
Tell DVLA
PK1 form - application

Question 25

Psych conditions - when should the DVLA know/ cant drive?

Answer 25

During an acute illness of : schiz, mania, anx/ dep

Question 26

May be able to drive, but inform the DVLA

Psych

Answer 26

Pervasive developmental disorders and ADHD
Dementia
Mild learning disability
Personality disorders