Motorists could face a £1,000 fine simply for suffering from one of 200 common ailments, from arthritis to high blood pressure
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But motoring chiefs fear millions of Brits have failed to disclose their conditions, partly because some of them are so obscure.
The more bizarre include cataplexy, in which strong emotion or laughter causes sudden physical collapse, and deja vu, according to leading vehicle leasing firm Select Car Leasing.
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Hide AdThe firm’s director Mark Tongue said it was vital drivers were aware of the health conditions they are required to tell the DVLA about by law.
He said: “These conditions have been identified so that the roads are kept as safe as possible.
“But many drivers may be somewhat surprised by how many medical conditions are notifiable and exactly which they are.
“Some are quite obvious, such as alcoholism, brain injury, strokes and various amputations.
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Hide Ad“Others are less so and include some cancers, several hearing problems, arthritis and Asperger syndrome.
“I imagine many women would be surprise to know that having a Caesarean is also on the DVLA’s list.
“It comes under the category of surgical procedures, but it does not mean they will be stopped from driving.
“Most of the listed conditions can be taken on the road and driving engaged with perfectly safely.
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Hide Ad"But motorists do need to be aware that if they develop a new medical condition they may have to inform the DVLA."
Those who fail to disclose their condition face a £1,000 fine, may have their motoring insurance invalidated, and could be prosecuted if involved in a crash.
The list of notifiable conditions includes many that are less of a surprise, including muscle-wasting illness multiple sclerosis and brain haemorrhages.
Bipolar disorder, sleeping disorder narcolepsy, Syncope – a temporary loss of consciousness – and Parkinson’s disease, caused by degeneration of the nervous system, are included.
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Hide AdThe list also extends to motor neurone disease, vertigo, tunnel vision, night blindness, seizures and depression.
People wishing to contact the DVLA about a medical condition can do so online or by post.
They will then be notified by the government’s driving authority of which restrictions, if any, they must abide by.
The DVLA can impose a restriction on driving of up to three years, with a re-examination then being required.
CONDITIONS INCLUDE:
A
Absence seizures
Acoustic neuroma
Addison’s disease
Agoraphobia
AIDS
Alcohol problems
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amputations
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)
Autistic spectrum condition (ASC)
B
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
Branch retinal vein occlusion
Broken limbs and driving
Brugada syndrome
Burr hole surgery
C
Caesarean section
Cancer
Cataracts
Catheter ablation
Cardiac problems
Carotid artery stenosis
Cataplexy
Central venous thrombosis
Cerebral palsy
Chiari malformation
Chronic aortic dissection
Cognitive problems
Congenital heart disease
Convulsions
Coronary artery bypass or disease
Coronary angioplasty
Cystic fibrosis
D
Deafness
Defibrillator
Déjà vu
Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Diplopia (double vision)
Dizziness
Drug misuse
E
Eating disorders
Empyema (brain)
Epilepsy
Essential tremor
F
Fainting
Fits
Fractured skull
Friedreich’s ataxia
G
Glaucoma
Global amnesia
Grand mal seizures
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Head injury
Heart attack
Heart arrhythmia
Heart failure
Heart murmurs
Heart palpitations
Heart valve disease or replacement valve
Hemianopia
High blood pressure
HIV
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Huntington’s disease
Hydrocephalus
Hypertension
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypoglycaemia
Hypoxic brain damage
Hysterectomy
I
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Ischaemic heart disease
K
Kidney dialysis
Kidney problems
Korsakoff’s syndrome
L
Labyrinthitis
Learning difficulties
Left bundle branch block
Leukaemia
Lewy body dementia
Limb disability
Long QT syndrome
Low blood sugar
Lumboperitoneal shunt
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
M
Macular degeneration
Malignant brain tumours
Malignant melanoma
Manic depressive psychosis
Marfan syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Memory problems (severe)
Meningioma
Mini-stroke
Monocular vision
Motor neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Myocardial infarction
Myoclonus
N
Narcolepsy
Night blindness
Nystagmus
O
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Optic atrophy
Optic neuritis
P
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 hypertension
R
Renal dialysis
Retinal treatment
Retinopathy
S
Schizo-affective disorder
Schizophrenia
Scotoma
Seizures
Severe communication disorders
Sight in one eye only
Sleep apnoea
Sleepiness (excessive)
Spinal problems and injuries and driving
Stroke
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Surgery
Syncope
T
Tachycardia
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tonic clonic fits
Tourette’s syndrome
Transient global amnesia
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Tunnel vision
U
Usher syndrome
V
Valve disease or replacement valve
Ventricular defibrillator
Vertigo
Vision in one eye only
Visual acuity (reduced)
Visual field defects
VP shunts
W
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome