Should I Inform The Dvla?

[abbeyleigh]

I had a seizure the other day and emailed the hospital one nurse said I can't dri for 12 months but another nurse said inform DVLA and see what they say but I think they might say same as last time and cancel my licence then if I get free they take ages to send a new one

[gingejbee]

I think you know the answer...yes, you should.
Apart from that, do you really want to drive a car with the possibility of another seizure whilst drivind?

[aelmpvw]

i gather that this isn't your first seizure, you shouldn't be driving

[calmck]

Drive, seizure, accident, death or injury to yourself or others. Don't drive until medically safe

[Bobbisox1]

Yes you should tell them, you could kill someone or yourself if you had another whilst driving

[david small]

Do you want to be responsible for killing someone? No of course not. Stop driving immediately. You would not like Jail, or guilt forever.

[LeonBlank1995]

You have to tell the DVLA under law. You send in your licence with a form (can't remember the number).

After 12 months you DO NOT automatically get your licence back. You have to be seizure free for 12 months and have no change in medication in the last 3 months. Your consultant (Neurologist) GP, and the DVLA have to be in agreement for you to get your licence back.

But you can get a free bus pass as you are prevented from driving. This will be through your local authority. And free prescriptions (for all conditions) So there are plus sides.

[gingejbee]

...and don't forget the insurance implications of continuing to drive with the possibility of another seizure.

[Dagman]

Your car insurance company will throw the book at you if you carry on driving. Do the right thing.

[jno]

what do you do if you're on a motorway with no hard shoulder? Stopping in the middle of your lane while you have a seizure sounds a little risky. And the same goes for a lot of regular streets where there's no room to park.

[calmck]

Often seizures occur with no warning. Your insurance would probably be deemed invalid, something in the small print, you could be charged with manslaughter should you kill someone

[LeonBlank1995]

To all those saying you should not inform the DVLA> If you had a serious accident, even if not your fault, the police are allowed to take blood tests for drugs (if they suspect drugs and you refuse, you get banged up), if they don't suspect and you refuse - you can still get done. And anti-convulsants (i.e Keppra) will show up. They also have the power to check medical records (without a warrant).

If you don't tell the DVLA, you may as well not bother with insurance, because you won't be insured either.

Go and drive. Kill a kid and do 10 years in nick. Easy.

[Peter Pedant]

What did the doctor say - ?
if no one saw you, then you know the answer - FEP 1 again....

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fep1-confidential-medical-information

the last time ..... you know what he rules are, follow them

[Peter Pedant]

People are telling Abbey to follow an unlawful course of action
they cant - they must nt

they are naughty naughty people

[Peter Pedant]

tried to report the obvious stupidities of some of the answers on this thread and couldnt

[gness]

This really isn't a question ABers should be answering. The consequences of giving Abbeyleigh the answer she wants, as some have done, are unimaginable.

I would like to see this thread removed or at least closed.