Drivers are warned that they can face fines of up to £ 1,000 if they fail to notify the DVLA of a host of specific conditions.
Thousands of people across Kent may not even realize they need to inform the driving organization about their health issues.
However, there is a long list of conditions that should be disclosed, including deafness and anxiety.
In particular, DVLA stress conditions should be reported if they interfere with your ability to drive.
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The Mirror listed all of the conditions that should be disclosed to the DVLA – or risk a fine.
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Failure to report a medical condition that could affect your driving to the DVLA can result in a fine of up to £ 1,000.
You can also be sued if you are involved in an accident as a result.
In addition to having to report one of the listed medical conditions, there are certain circumstances in which you must surrender your license to the DVLA.
Here are the conditions:
A
Absence crises
Acoustic neuroma
Addison’s disease
Agoraphobia
AIDS
Alcohol problems
· Alzheimer’s disease
Fleeting amaurosis
Amputations
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Angina
Angioma
Angioplasty
· Ankylosing spondylitis
Anorexia nervosa
Anxiety
Aortic aneurysm
Arachnoid cyst
Arrhythmia
Atrial defibrillator
Arteriovenous malformation
Arthritis
· Asperger Syndrome
Ataxia
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism spectrum status (AUC)
B
Balloon angioplasty (leg)
· Bipolar disorder
Power outages
Blepharospasm
Blood clots
· Arterial pressure
Brachial plexus injury
Brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis
Cerebral aneurysm
Cerebral angioma
· Cerebral hemorrhage
Brain damage (traumatic)
Brain tumors
Branch retinal venous occlusion
Broken limbs and driving
Brugada syndrome
Strawberry hole surgery
VS
Cesarean section
Cancer
Cataracts
Catheter ablation
· Heart problems
Carotid artery stenosis
Cataplexy
Central venous thrombosis
· Cerebral palsy
Chiari malformation
Chronic aortic dissection
Cognitive problems
Congenital heart disease
Convulsions
Coronary artery bypass grafting or disease
Coronary angioplasty
· Cystic fibrosis
D
Deafness
Defibrillator
· Already seen
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Diplopia (double vision)
Dizziness
Drug abuse
E
· Eating disorders
Empyema (brain)
Epilepsy
Essential tremor
F
Fainting
· Agrees
Crane fracture
Friedreich’s ataxia
g
Glaucoma
Global amnesia
Grand mal seizures
Guillain Barre syndrome
H
Head injury
· Heart attack
· Cardiac arrythmia
· Heart failure
Breaths in the heart
· Heart palpitations
Heart valve disease or replacement valve
Hemianopia
Arterial hypertension
Hodgkin lymphoma
Huntington’s disease
· Hydrocephalus
Hypertension
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypoglycemia
Hypoxic brain damage
Hysterectomy
I
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Intracerebral haemorrhage
· Ischemic heart disease
K
Kidney dialysis
Kidney problems
Korsakoff syndrome
THE
Labyrinthitis
Learning difficulties
Left bundle branch block
Leukemia
Lewy body dementia
Disability of members
Long QT syndrome
Hypoglycemia
Lumboperitoneal shunt
· Lung cancer
Lymphoma
M
· Macular degeneration
Malignant brain tumors
Malignant melanoma
Manic-depressive illness
Marfan syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Memory problems (severe)
Meningioma
Mini-race
Monocular vision
Motor neuron disease
· Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Myoclonus
NOT
Narcolepsy
Night blindness
Nystagmus
O
· Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obstructive sleep apnea
Optic atrophy
Optic neuritis
P
Cardiac pacemakers
Palpitations
Paranoia
Paranoid schizophrenia
Paraplegia
· Parkinson’s disease
Peripheral arterial disease
Peripheral neuropathy
· Personality trouble
Petit mal fits
Pituitary tumor
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychosis
Psychotic depression
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
R
Renal dialysis
Retinal artery fugax
Retinal treatment
Retinopathy
S
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
Scotoma
Seizures
Severe communication problems
Single eye view
· Sleep Apnea
Drowsiness (excessive)
Spine problems and injuries and driving
Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
· Surgery
Syncope
T
Tachycardia
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tonic clonic cuts
Tourette syndrome
Transient global amnesia
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Tunnel vision
U
Usher syndrome
V
Heart valve disease or replacement valve
Ventricular defibrillator
· Vertigo
Single-eye vision
Visual acuity (reduced)
Visual field defects
VP shunt
W
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome