Driving

Introduction

The information in this section is 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.

If you live outside the UK, you can find out about the driving law in your country by contacting your local epilepsy group.

Driving on motorway

Acknowledgements

Epilepsy Action would like to thank staff at DVLA and DVA for checking this information about driving and epilepsy.

Contents 

The driving agencies 

Rules for different types of seizures 

Why you should stop driving when you have had a seizure 

Whose responsibility is it to inform the driving agency? 

What do I need to do to inform the driving agency? 

What happens after I have informed the driving agency?

What if I’m not happy with the driving agency’s decision? 

Making a formal appeal

UK driving regulations

How to reapply for your driving licence

How long will my licence last for? 

What if the driving agency refuses my application? 

Timescales for making a formal appeal

Applying for a driving licence for the first time 

Withdrawing your anti-epileptic drugs

Changing your anti-epileptic drugs

Car Insurance 

Driving for a living

Help with transport costs

  

November 2008