Full list of 189 conditions you need to tell the DVLA about

Full list of 189 conditions you need to tell the DVLA about Don't tell them and you risk a hefty fine Drivers have been warned that they may need to declare their condition to the DVLA. If motorists don't tell them, they could be hit with a hefty fine. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), which maintains nearly 53 million driver records, warns: "You need to tell DVLA about some medical conditions as they can affect your driving. You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving." The DVLA notes that drivers can voluntarily give up their licence. You might choose to do this if, for example: - Your doctor tells you to stop driving for 3 months or more - Your medical condition affects your ability to drive safely and lasts for 3 months or more - You do not meet the required standards for driving because of your medical condition It adds: "You’ll need to tell DVLA and send them your licence. If you have a medical condition that affects your driving and do not voluntarily give up your licence, you must inform DVLA. They will decide if you can continue holding a driving licence." Medical conditions - full list Notifiable conditions are medical issues that could potentially compromise your ability to drive safely. These include sleep apnoea, fainting (syncope), heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation or having a pacemaker, epilepsy, and strokes. Medical conditions you may need to tell the DVLA about - full list - Absence seizures - Acoustic neuroma - Agoraphobia - Alcohol problems - Alzheimer’s disease - Amaurosis fugax - Amputations - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Angina - Angioplasty - Ankylosing spondylitis - Anorexia nervosa - Anxiety - Aortic aneurysm - Aortic stenosis - Arachnoid cyst - Arrhythmia - Atrial defibrillator - Arteriovenous malformation - Arthritis - Asperger syndrome - Ataxia - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Autistic spectrum condition - 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 - Broken limbs - Brugada syndrome - Burr hole surgery - Caesarean section - Cancer - Cataracts - Catheter ablation - Cardiac problems - Carotid artery stenosis - Cataplexy - Cavernoma - Central venous thrombosis - Cerebral palsy - Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease - Chiari malformation - Chronic aortic dissection - Cognitive problems - Congenital heart disease - Convulsions - Coronary artery bypass or disease - Coronary angioplasty - Cranial nerve palsy (with double vision) - Cystic fibrosis - Deafness - Defibrillator - Déjà vu - Dementia - Depression - Diabetes - Dilated cardiomyopathy - Diplopia (double vision) - Dizziness - Drug misuse - Eating disorders - Empyema (brain) - Epilepsy - Essential tremor - Eye conditions - Fainting - Fits - Fractured skull - Friedreich’s ataxia - Glaucoma - Global amnesia - Grand mal seizures - Guillain-Barré syndrome - Head injury - Heart attack - Heart arrhythmia - Heart failure - Heart murmurs - Heart palpitations - Heart valve disease or replacement valve - High blood pressure - HIV or AIDS - Hodgkin’s lymphoma - Huntington’s disease - Hydrocephalus - Hypertension - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Hypoglycaemia - Hypoxic brain damage - Hysterectomy - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) - Intracerebral haemorrhage - Ischaemic heart disease - Kidney dialysis - Kidney problems - Korsakoff’s syndrome - Labyrinthitis - Learning difficulties - Left bundle branch block - Leukaemia - Lewy body dementia - Limb disability - Long QT syndrome - Loss of an eye - Low blood glucose (sugar) - Lumboperitoneal shunt - Lung cancer - Lymphoma - Macular degeneration - Malignant brain tumours - Malignant melanoma - Manic depressive psychosis - Marfan’s syndrome - Medulloblastoma - Memory problems (severe) - Meningioma - Mini-stroke - Monocular vision (sight in one eye only) - Motor neurone disease - Multiple sclerosis - Muscular dystrophy - Myasthenia gravis - Myocardial infarction - Myoclonus - Narcolepsy - Night blindness - Obsessive compulsive disorder - Obstructive sleep apnoea - Ocular myasthenia gravis (with double vision) - Ophthalmoplegia (with double vision) - 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 - Renal dialysis - Retinal artery fugax - Retinitis pigmentosa - Retinopathy (with laser treatment) - Schizo-affective disorder - Schizophrenia - Scotoma - Seizures - Severe communication disorders - Severe depression - Sight in one eye only - Sleep apnoea - Sleepiness (excessive) - Spinal problems and injuries - Stroke - Subarachnoid haemorrhage - Surgery - Syncope - Tachycardia - Temporal lobe epilepsy - Tonic clonic fits - Tourette’s syndrome - Transient global amnesia - Transient ischaemic attack - Tunnel vision - Usher syndrome - Valve disease or replacement valve - Ventricular defibrillator - Vertigo - Vision in one eye only - Visual acuity (reduced) - Visual field defect - VP shunts - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome You'll receive the decision by letter. Depending on your condition, you may also be asked to provide additional information from a healthcare professional. The DVLA might: - Contact your doctor or consultant - Arrange for you to be examined - Ask you to take a driving assessment, or an eyesight or driving test It adds: "Your application may take longer than usual if it needs to be referred to a doctor (unless you’re applying for a bus or lorry licence). You can usually keep driving while DVLA are considering your application."