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Drivers could face £1,000 fines if they don’t tell DVLA about these medical conditions
FAILING to disclose certain medical conditions to the DVLA could see drivers hit with a huge fine.
Millions of motorists could be travelling up and down the country without knowing that their ailment might mean they could be banned from the roads.
GettyMotorists could face a fine of up to £1,00 if they fail to disclose their conditions[/caption]
Some of the diagnosed conditions are more obvious than others, such as eye problems and being prone to blacking out.
But certain types of cancer and blood pressure could also be one of the issues which affect when getting behind the wheel.
There are almost 200 conditions listed by the DVLA which could result in a driving ban, with millions of drivers potentially unaware that they need to report theirs.
Anyone who fails to report their medical problems that could affect their driving to the DVLA can result in a fine of up to £1,000.
People may also be prosecuted if they are involved in a car accident as a result of their condition.
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There are also some circumstances when a driving license needs to be surrendered to the DVLA because of medical conditions according to the Mirror.
They include:
Your doctor tells you to stop driving for three months or moreYour medical condition affects your ability to drive safely and lasts for three months or moreYou do not meet the required standards for driving because of your medical condition
For more information on the medical conditions you need to tell the DVLA about, you can check out their website here.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
These are the 200 conditions that you have to disclose to the DVLA
A
Absence seizures
Acoustic neuroma
Addison’s disease
Agoraphobia
AIDS
Alcohol problems
Alzheimer’s disease
Amaurosis fugax
Amputations
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Angina
Angioma
Angioplasty
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety
Aortic aneurysm
Arachnoid cyst
Arrhythmia
Atrial defibrillator
Arteriovenous malformation
Arthritis
Asperger syndrome
Ataxia
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autistic spectrum condition (ASC)
B
Balloon angioplasty (leg)
Bipolar disorder
Blackouts
Blepharospasm
Blood clots
Blood pressure
Brachial plexus injury
Brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis
Brain aneurysm
Brain angioma
Brain haemorrhage
Brain injury (traumatic)
Brain tumours
Branch retinal vein occlusion
Broken limbs and driving
Brugada syndrome
Burr hole surgery
C
Caesarean section
Cancer
Cataracts
Catheter ablation
Cardiac problems
Carotid artery stenosis
Cataplexy
Central venous thrombosis
Cerebral palsy
Chiari malformation
Chronic aortic dissection
Cognitive problems
Congenital heart disease
Convulsions
Coronary artery bypass or disease
Coronary angioplasty
Cystic fibrosis
D
Deafness
Defibrillator
Déjà vu
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Diplopia (double vision)
Dizziness
Drug misuse
E
Eating disorders
Empyema (brain)
Epilepsy
Essential tremor
F
Fainting
Fits
Fractured skull
Friedreich’s ataxia
G
Glaucoma
Global amnesia
Grand mal seizures
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Head injury
Heart attack
Heart arrhythmia
Heart failure
Heart murmurs
Heart palpitations
Heart valve disease or replacement valve
Hemianopia
High blood pressure
HIV
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Huntington’s disease
Hydrocephalus
Hypertension
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypoglycaemia
Hypoxic brain damage
Hysterectomy
I
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Ischaemic heart disease
K
Kidney dialysis
Kidney problems
Korsakoff’s syndrome
L
Labyrinthitis
Learning difficulties
Left bundle branch block
Leukaemia
Lewy body dementia
Limb disability
Long QT syndrome
Low blood sugar
Lumboperitoneal shunt
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
M
Macular degeneration
Malignant brain tumours
Malignant melanoma
Manic depressive psychosis
Marfan syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Memory problems (severe)
Meningioma
Mini-stroke
Monocular vision
Motor neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Myoclonus
N
Narcolepsy
Night blindness
Nystagmus
O
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Optic atrophy
Optic neuritis
P
Pacemakers
Palpitations
Paranoia
Paranoid schizophrenia
Paraplegia
Parkinson’s disease
Peripheral arterial disease
Peripheral neuropathy
Personality disorder
Petit mal seizures
Pituitary tumour
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychosis
Psychotic depression
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
R
Renal dialysis
Retinal artery fugax
Retinal treatment
Retinopathy
S
Schizo-affective disorder
Schizophrenia
Scotoma
Seizures
Severe communication disorders
Sight in one eye only
Sleep apnoea
Sleepiness (excessive)
Spinal problems and injuries and driving
Stroke
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Surgery
Syncope
T
Tachycardia
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tonic clonic fits
Tourette’s syndrome
Transient global amnesia
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Tunnel vision
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