Form

Report your medical condition (form V1)

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

Published 1 April 2012
Last updated 22 May 2018 — see all updates

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Documents

V1

Ref: V1 PDF, 323KB, 6 pages

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Details

Use this form to report these medical conditions:

• blepharospasm
• branch retinal vein occlusion
• cataracts
• diplopia (double vision)
• glaucoma
• hemianopia
• macular degeneration
• night blindness
• nystagmus
• optic atrophy
• optic neuritis
• reduced visual acuity
• retinal treatment
• retinopathy
• tunnel vision
• Usher syndrome
• 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 22 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2018 PDF updated
2. 26 February 2018 Update to Welsh PDF
3. 8 February 2018 English PDF updated.
4. 10 October 2017 PDF updated
5. 2 August 2017 Added translation
6. 4 May 2017 PDF updated
7. 24 April 2017 updated V1 form - confidential medical information
8. 8 February 2017 PDF updated
9. 17 November 2016 Updated pdf.
10. 7 August 2015 Changes have been made at questions 3g, details field has been added.
11. 24 June 2015 Changes have been made at questions 3g, word ‘injections’ added at 'IF YES' to mirror question.
12. 9 March 2015 Changes have been made to questions 3f and 3g.
13. 11 June 2014 Changes have been made at questions 3b and 9, the DVLA logo has also been updated
14. 28 February 2014 Original question 4 has been removed
15. 1 April 2012 First published.