Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency
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You can be fined up to 1,000 if you do not tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if youre involved in an accident as a result.
Car or motorcycle licence
You do not need to tell DVLA if you have high blood pressure.
You must stop driving if a doctor says you have malignant hypertension. You can drive again when a doctor confirms that your condition is well controlled.
Bus, coach or lorry licence
You do not need to tell DVLA if your blood pressure is consistently below 180/100mmHg. You can keep driving.
However, you must stop driving and tell DVLA if either:
- your blood pressure is consistently above 180/100mmHg
- a doctor says you have malignant hypertension
You can drive again when a doctor confirms that your condition is well controlled.
How to tell DVLA
Theres a different way to tell DVLA depending on your condition. You must:
- fill in form BP1V if your blood pressure is consistently above 180/100mmHg (but you do not have malignant hypertension)
- fill in form VOCH1 if you have malignant hypertension
Send it to the address on the form.