Form

Report your medical condition (form V1)

Report certain types of visual conditions to DVLA if you're a car driver or motorcyclist.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 1 April 2012
• Last updated: 4 April 2025 — See all updates

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V1

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Details

Use this form to report these medical conditions:

• blepharospasm
• diplopia (double vision)
• glaucoma
• nyctalopia (night blindness)
• retinitis pigmentosa
• visual field defects
• other related conditions

Check the list of health conditions if yours isn’t listed.

Use a different form to report these conditions if you have a lorry, bus or coach licence.

Find out what happens after you tell DVLA.

Published 1 April 2012

Last updated 4 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 4 April 2025

   Updated PDF and accessible ODT.

2. 18 November 2024

   PDF and ODT updated.

3. 20 March 2024

   Updated pdf and odt.

4. 13 June 2023

   The following conditions have been removed: * branch retinal vein occlusion * cataracts * hemianopia * macular degeneration * nystagmus * optic atrophy * optic neuritis * reduced visual acuityretinitis pigmentosa * retinal treatment * retinopathy * tunnel vision * usher syndrome

5. 10 August 2022

   Updated PDF.

6. 20 July 2022

   Updated PDF

7. 26 November 2019

   Update to Welsh form

8. 25 November 2019

   PDF updated

9. 22 May 2018

   PDF updated

10. 26 February 2018

    Update to Welsh PDF

11. 8 February 2018

    English PDF updated.

12. 10 October 2017

    PDF updated

13. 2 August 2017

    Added translation

14. 4 May 2017

    PDF updated

15. 24 April 2017

    updated V1 form - confidential medical information

16. 8 February 2017

    PDF updated

17. 17 November 2016

    Updated pdf.

18. 7 August 2015

    Changes have been made at questions 3g, details field has been added.

19. 24 June 2015

    Changes have been made at questions 3g, word ‘injections’ added at 'IF YES' to mirror question.

20. 9 March 2015

    Changes have been made to questions 3f and 3g.

21. 11 June 2014

    Changes have been made at questions 3b and 9, the DVLA logo has also been updated

22. 28 February 2014

    Original question 4 has been removed

23. 1 April 2012

    First published.