Proposed changes to the Driving Licence standards for Vision, Diabetes and Epilepsy

Proposed changes to the Driving Licence standards for Vision, Diabetes and Epilepsy

The Department of Transport has now issued a consultation document on changing UK driving standards for vision, diabetes and epilepsy as a result of the 2009 EU Directive. The consultation runs from Feb 3rd to April 28th 2011.

Remember these changes have not yet come into effect but it is a good idea to look at them now and if you want to offer comments to the DVLA, you can do so as follows:

Review the proposed changes (PDF)

If you would like to have your say, then you can do so online:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/consultations/currentconsultations.aspx