These pages are about driving laws in the UK. If you are looking for information about driving laws in another country, please contact your local epilepsy organisation.
In this section
- The driving agencies
- Driving licence categories
- Driving licences and the epilepsy driving standards
- Stopping driving
- Informing the driving agencies
- Applying and reapplying for a driving licence
- Reviews
- Appeals
- Driving for a living
- Motor insurance
- Help with transport if you can’t drive because of your epilepsy
- Contact details for the driving agencies
Introduction
These web pages give information about driving for people with epilepsy in the UK. It covers the rules for holding a driving licence and explains how the agencies that issue driving licences work. It also tells you what help with transport costs is available, if you can’t drive because of your epilepsy.
We can provide references and information on the source material we use to write our epilepsy advice and information pages. Please contact our Epilepsy Helpline by email at helpline@epilepsy.org.uk.
Our thanks
This information was written by Epilepsy Action’s advice and information team, with guidance and input from people living with epilepsy and experts at DVLA and DVA.
Epilepsy Action would like to thank staff at DVLA and DVA for their contribution to this information.
Disclosure
The DVLA and DVA have no conflict of interest.
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Updated May 2011To be reviewed May 2013
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