Form

Medical examination report for a lorry or bus driving licence (D4)

A doctor will need to complete this form if you are applying for a lorry or bus driving licence.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 8 January 2016
• Last updated: 15 September 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Medical examination report for a Group 2 (lorry or bus) licence

Ref: D4

PDF, 10 MB, 8 pages

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Medical examination report for a Group 2 (lorry or bus) licence: information and useful notes

Ref: INF4D

PDF, 348 KB, 12 pages

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Details

Some doctors will be able to fill in both the vision and medical assessment sections of the report. If your doctor is unable to fully answer all the questions on the vision assessment, you must have it filled in by an optician or optometrist.

As of 20 June 2019, DVLA no longer accepts medical applications (D4) completed by Doctors on Wheels Ltd.

D2 application form

D2 application forms are available from your nearest Post Office® that deals with driving licence applications. Find your nearest applicable Post Office.

Published 8 January 2016

Last updated 15 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 15 September 2025

   Updating guidance on where to get D2 application forms.

2. 25 February 2025

   Updated D4 form PDF and information and useful notes PDF

3. 8 March 2023

   Updated INF4D: Medical examination report for a Group 2 (lorry or bus) licence: information and useful notes

4. 15 February 2023

   Updated medical examination report for a lorry or bus driving licence (D4)

5. 15 October 2021

   Updated D4 and INF4D

6. 28 April 2021

   Updated PDF and fixed the link to order forms.

7. 10 February 2021

   Updated INF4D pdf.

8. 19 March 2020

   Updated pdf.

9. 6 March 2020

   Updated pdf.

10. 11 December 2019

    PDF updated

11. 10 December 2019

    PDF updated

12. 18 July 2019

    PDF update

13. 21 June 2019

    Added new information in the details section

14. 27 February 2019

    PDF updated.

15. 12 April 2018

    PDF updated

16. 19 December 2017

    INF4D updated.

17. 13 June 2017

    Title updated.

18. 7 April 2017

    PDF updated.

19. 15 January 2016

    Update to the information leaflet INF4D.

20. 8 January 2016

    First published.