Always consult At a Glance if you have any doubt about an individual's fitness to operate workplace transport. X ). ! Clarification regarding coronary artery disease and Group 2 driving. Must notify DVLA if aortic diameter greater than 6 cm. - Must not drive but need not notify DVLA. ✘ - Must not drive if history of syncope or Torsades de pointes or QTc* greater than 500ms and must notify DVLA. ✘- Must not drive and must notify DVLA if aneurysm diameter is 6.5 cm or greater. Introduction of new standard for catheter ablation. Marfan syndrome and other inherited aortopathies Group 1 car and motorcycle Group 2 bus and lorry ! You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. - May drive and need not notify DVLA if no aneurysm. Any responsibility for determining higher medical standards You do not need to tell DVLA if you have high blood pressure. Fee £100 (£20 VAT) total £120. Blood Pressure 1 2 3 If BP above 140/90 – repeat test at 5 minute intervals when at rest. medical standards of fitness to drive published by the Drivers Medical Unit of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority ( DVLA) Only for public road • Group 1 (holders of ordinary driving licence); and • Group 2 (heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and ✘- Must not drive for 1 month but need not notify DVLA. - May drive if left ventricular ejection fraction is at least 40%, symptoms are stable and not likely to distract the driver or otherwise affect safe driving but must notify DVLA. Moderate aortic stenosis must be under regular medical review DVLA must be notified if this progresses to severe aortic stenosis. assessment report to the Group 2 medical standards. The major change affecting professional drivers is that all medication can be continued before an exercise test. There is detailed advice on medical standards of fitness to drive in At a Glancepublished by the Drivers Medical Unit of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). Clarification of standard for pacemaker implant versus box or battery change. Medical Examination Report To be filled in by the doctor. ! Confidential medical information VOCH1 ONLINE Rev Sept 14 PART A: ABOUT YOU Please answer the questions on this form in BLOCK CAPITAL letters using BLACK INK Title: Surname: Date of Birth: Date o)High blood pressure To undertake this task, DVLA employs specialist medical advisors to support the application of the medical standards through a taxi driver medical. ! Further Information is available in the DVLA’s “At A Glance” booklet which is available to download at www There are entirely new sections on: Long QT syndrome; Brugada syndrome; and a completely rewritten section on cardiac failure. In all cases of ICD implanted for sustained ventricular arrhythmia associated with incapacity, driving must stop for 6 months from the date of ICD implantation and any resumption requires: ICD implantation is a permanent bar to Group 2 licensing. - Must not drive for 1 month following implantation and must notify DVLA. However, the DVLA does not have responsibility for licensing workplace transport drivers if they do not drive on public roads. With any shock therapy, and/or anti-tachycardia pacing associated with incapacity or likely to cause incapacity (whether incapacity caused by device or arrhythmia). ✘- Must not drive for 3 months and must notify DVLA. You do not need to inform the Definition of the term ‘incapacity’. ✘- Must not drive for 1 month following implantation and must notify DVLA: ! ! Inclusion of standards for pulmonary hypertension. Aortic stenosis - Clarification of Group 1 standard for symptomatic aortic stenosis. Pacemaker - Clarification of Group 2 standards for pacemaker implant and pacemaker box change If you are diabetic and use insulin you are able to hold a group 2 DVLA licence. You must stop driving if a doctor says you have malignant hypertension. New section added called ‘Thoracic aortic aneurysm with bicuspid aortopathy’. Group 1 car and motorcycle Group 2 bus and lorry The address is on the form. separate standards for aortic stenosis, see below. The DVLA You will need to visit a diabetes Consultant and get a statement every year. You must stop driving. Also refer to the following sections in this document: Refer to NYHA classification detailed below. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. ✘- Must not drive for 1 week and must notify DVLA. Group 2 licence standards: “Driving licences will not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers if the maximum aortic diameter exceeds 5.5 cm”. Following a TIA you will have to stop driving for a month if you have a Group 1 (car and motorcycle) licence. Medical examination report for a Group 2 (lorry or bus) licence Ref: D4 PDF , 13.3MB , 8 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. In order to get your provisional PSV/PCV licence you will need to to get a Medical Examination Report (D4) filled in by a doctor to ensure you meet the DVLA Group 2 medical standards and then you will need to send it off with your D2 application form in order to get your provisional licence. Group 2 DVLA medical standards apply to vocational drivers and these are stricter than Group 1 standards which apply to car driving. 2. ! Under certain circumstances, volunteer drivers may drive a minibus of up to 16 seats without category D1 entitlement. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. ! Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - Amendment of Group 2 standard B. ! ✘- Must not drive and must notify DVLA if the aneurysm diameter is greater than 5.5 cm. - May drive and need not notify DVLA, except: ! ! Risk Assessment indicates DVLA Group 2 Medical standards required Yes No Part B to be completed with OH Practitioner Applicable Medical History YES NO … We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. ✘- Must not drive for at least 2 weeks but need not notify DVLA. Guidance for both Group 1 and Group 2 symptomatic heart valve disease has been clarified. There was a major update of the DVLA regulations published in March 2016. - If mild to moderate aortic stenosis, may drive and need not notify DVLA. ! The same medical standards apply for drivers of police, fire, coastguard, ambulance and health service vehicles as they do for all drivers holding Group 1 and 2 licences. You can drive again when both the following apply: Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. - May drive subject to following provisions being met but must notify DVLA. You can drive again when both the following apply: You must tell DVLA if you have high blood pressure. Note: ‘well controlled’ blood pressure means clinically relevant to aortic dissection, not the DVLA standard for hypertension. Urinalysis - Glucose detected No … Clarification of standards for implantable cardioverter defibrillator. ✘- Must not drive for at least 1 week but need not notify DVLA. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.