Group 1 entitlement:
A licence holder is required by law to advise DVLA in the event of a relevant or prospective disability. Incapacity of less than 3 months is excluded.
Relevant conditions for private licence holders (Group 1 licence) include:
- angina - patient advised not to drive if occurring at rest or while driving
- Must not drive when symptoms occur:
- at rest
- with emotion
- at the wheel
- Driving may resume after satisfactory symptom control
- Need not notify the DVLA
- acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- defined as:
- 1. Unstable angina (symptoms at rest with ECG changes)
- 2. Non STEMI (non ST elevation myocardial infarction) with at least two of the following criteria
- symptoms at rest
- raised serum Troponin
- ECG changes
- 3. STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction) symptoms with ST elevation on ECG
- Must not drive but need not notify the DVLA
- Driving may resume 1 week after ACS if successful coronary intervention (PCI) and if all of the following are met:
- no other urgent revascularisation planned (urgent means within 4 weeks of acute event)
- LV ejection fraction is at least 40% before hospital discharge
- there is no other disqualifying condition
- If not treated by successful coronary intervention or any of the above are not met, driving may resume only after 4 weeks from the acute event, provided there is no other disqualifying condition
- percutaneous coronary intervention (Angioplasty +/-stent) elective
- patient must stop driving for at least 1/52
- driving may recommence thereafter provided there is no other disqualifying condition
- DVLA need not be notified.
Doctors are advised that they seek full guidance from the publication "At a Glance Guide to the Current Medical Standards of Fitness to Drive" and the website www.dvla.gov.uk.
Reference:
- DVLA (Updated 2024). At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive.