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If you've had, or currently suffer from a medical condition or disability that may affect your driving you must tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). You'll also need to provide details if you develop a new condition or disability or one that has become worse since your licence was issued.
Failure to notify DVLA is a criminal offence and is punishable by a fine of up to £1000.
The medical standards of fitness to drive are available to all medical practitioners. If your doctor, in accordance with these standards, has advised you that you should not drive you may wish to surrender your licence. You can reapply for its restoration at a later date. Surrendering your licence has an advantage, if and when you decide to reapply.
All driving licence application forms contain a series of health questions for you to complete when telling DVLA of the medical condition or disability that you have. You may also wish to download and complete the appropriate medical questionnaire(s) and enclose them with your application. This will help to speed up the processing of your driving licence when the documents are received at DVLA.
If you already have a driving licence and need to tell DVLA of a medical condition or disability, you must tell them right away and not wait until your licence is due for renewal.
Medical questionnaires for notification purposes and where appropriate information leaflets are available for downloading from the links below.
A D4 medical report form, completed by a medical practitioner, will also need to be returned with your application to DVLA if you're:
Drivers already holding entitlement to drive vehicles of category C1 and or D1 and who have passed a car test before 1 January 1997, will only be required to meet the higher medical standards when the licence is next renewed.
You can return your documents or contact the DVLA in the following ways:
You can send your documents to DVLA at the following address:
Drivers Medical Group
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1TU
By fax or email
You may contact DVLA regarding a medical condition by fax or email.
DVLA will always treat the information you send with the strictest confidence. However, as the security of the internet can't be guaranteed, DVLA will be unable to send emails which contain personal information and advise that you also follow this policy.
If you feel at all concerned about emailing, please use another form of contact eg telephone or post.
You'll need to confirm in your communication if you wish the reply to be sent to you at the fax number or email address provided, otherwise a reply will be sent by post.
Contact point: Drivers Medical Group
Fax: 0845 850 0095
Email:
By telephone
You can also notify DVLA of a medical condition by telephone. Please remember to quote your full name, date of birth and or driver number (if known). You must also give details of your specific medical condition or disability in order that you can be sent the appropriate medical questionnaire.
Telephone: 0870 600 0301
(Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 5.30 pm and Saturday, 8.00 am to 1.00 pm)
You can also download the customer service guide to keep for future reference should you need it.
