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DVLA £1k Fine Warning for Failing to Report 118 Health Conditions
The UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency requires reporting 118 medical conditions to avoid penalties including fines up to £1,000 and possible licence revocation.
- Recently, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency confirmed 118 medical conditions UK drivers must declare to avoid fines, while cinch warned over 10 million drivers risk penalties up to £1,000 if they fail to report.
- Because many drivers may not realise, cinch revealed common conditions like diabetes , cancer and sleep apnoea affect driving notification requirements.
- Specific examples include pacemaker fitted patients must stop driving when implanted and declare it, an aortic aneurysm must be reported at 6cm and banned at 6.5 cm, and angioplasty timing rules require one or four weeks off driving.
- If drivers fail to report medical conditions, the DVLA will decide if they can keep their licence, while the government warns they may be prosecuted if an undeclared condition causes an accident.
- If you've recently been diagnosed, check the government website and use the DVLA online service or paper form to report conditions, consulting doctors and insurance providers, with Ben Welham urging `The key message is simple: when in doubt, check it out.
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DVLA £1k fine warning for failing to report 118 health conditions
The DVLA has confirmed a list of 118 medical conditions all drivers must declare to avoid being fined
·Gloucester, United Kingdom
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