Dvla and notifiable medical conditions

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:06 pm

Does anyone know what the correct procedure is and the implications please.

Ps it’s not me !

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:07 pm

ronk wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:06 pm Does anyone know what the correct procedure is and the implications please.

I think the implications depend on what the condition is?
Rob

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:08 pm

Occular Myasthenia Gravis

Apparently it is a condition which, although not cureable, is managed by medication.

dr_john · Post by **dr_john** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:22 am

I recently had to renew my licence.There was a list of conditions which I had to swear that I didn’t suffer from, it was clear enough. Despite my recent stroke and bout of atrial fibrillation I was able to answer truthfully.

I don’t know about the condition you speak of Ron, if it’s not covered in the list then I guess it’s OK.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:28 am

It is a notifiable condition - £1000 penalty for non compliance.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:16 am

Looks like there is a form to fill in Ron?

https://www.gov.uk/myasthenia-gravis-an ... a%20result.

Tim.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:38 am

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:16 pm

I notified the DVLA of my mothers Alzheimer’s. They basically said it was OK for her to carry on driving. The insurance didn’t go up when I declared the notification.

(Obvs it wasn’t ok for her to carry on driving when she did a whole lap of the M25 because she couldn’t find the exit, so I banned her shortly afterwards

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Lynchy · Post by **Lynchy** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:01 pm

I had to let my insurance company know of my heart attack. I wasn’t allowed to drive for a month and no difference to my insurance

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:46 pm

Zedebee wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:16 pm (Obvs it wasn’t ok for her to carry on driving when she did a whole lap of the M25 because she couldn’t find the exit, so I banned her shortly afterwards )

Sad that you have to make decisions because the DVLA don't really care how fit someone is to drive. I have never heard of a relative who was 'forced' to surrender their licence; only voluntarily. Bit of a worry TBH.

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:22 pm

True, but then there are a lot of people on the road that should not be driving. It’s a very sad thing to stop old(er) people from driving, because that’s their independence, but “rescuing” them gets a little tiresome after a while.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:30 pm

I remember in my early 20s going to a talk in Exmouth where I used to live, by a police traffic officer from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. He had an amusing tale about this elderly person that was feeling all the nearside front wings of different cars in a car park. When he approached the person he was told that they were trying to feel for a rusty spot on the car to find if it was their car. Blind as a bat. Thankfully he stopped them driving home.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:59 pm

I know when my late father in law had to surrender his license it finished him - don’t misunderstand me tho, he should not have been driving for years prior!

Nevertheless, it was a game changer for him as I suppose it will be be the rest of us who have car interest as opposed to it being purely a means of transport.

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