Failing to disclose a medical condition which affects your ability to drive to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) could invalidate both your driving licence and your car insurance\u00a0 \u2013 but a large number of drivers don\u2019t realise they need to.<\/p>\n
In 2015, analysis by Direct Line car Insurance revealed roughly 3.4 million drivers in England and Wales failed to disclose relevant medical conditions to the DVLA.<\/p>\n
This is often because they believe it has no effect on their driving.<\/p>\n
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You must tell the DVLA if you have driving license and:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Which conditions count?<\/strong><\/p>\n Notifiable conditions are anything that could affect your ability to drive safely, including epilepsy, strokes, neurological and mental health conditions, physical disabilities or visual impairments.<\/p>\n Some of the most common medical conditions suffered by drivers in England and Wales include heart conditions, mini strokes, diabetes, brain conditions and visual impairments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes, bad eyesight can be serious enough to report<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2015, 64 people were killed or seriously injured due to drivers with poor eyesight.<\/p>\n Reading a number plate from 20 feet away is a requirement of passing the practical driving test, but while regular eye tests are advised, they aren\u2019t enforced \u2013 meaning a drivers\u2019 eyesight could deteriorate significantly without the DVLA being made aware.<\/p>\n Direct Line\u2019s research showed 37% of drivers hadn\u2019t taken an eye test in two years or more.<\/p>\n Needing low to medium-strength glasses is incredibly common, and doesn\u2019t need to be reported \u2013 but remember, if\u00a0you don\u2019t meet the minimum eyesight standard for driving without glasses or contacts,\u00a0driving without them is illegal<\/em>. In a crash, your insurance would also be invalid and you could face a fine of \u00a31,000 or prison.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Will DVLA take my licence off me if I report a condition?<\/strong><\/p>\n Not necessarily \u2013 the DVLA will simply assess your medical condition or disability and ability to continue driving. They can only temporarily or permanently remove a licence with a medical reason, but other options include modifying your car, or issuing a shorter licence to be reviewed in one, three or five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Could bad eyesight be invalidating your driving licence AND car insurance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal"],"yoast_head":"\n\n