Subarachnoid haemorrhage and driving

You may need to tell DVLA if you’ve suffered a bleed on the surface of your brain known as a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

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 you’re involved in an accident as a result.

Car or motorcycle licence

If a ruptured aneurysm caused your haemorrhage and you’ve had endovascular surgery or a craniotomy, you do not need to tell DVLA.

If you did not have a ruptured aneurysm and surgery, you must tell DVLA about your subarachnoid haemorrhage.  

You can also fill in form B1. The address is on the form.

Driving after surgery

If you’ve had endovascular surgery or a craniotomy to treat a ruptured aneurysm and haemorrhage, you can drive again once your doctor says you’ve recovered.

Bus, coach or lorry licence

You must tell DVLA if you’ve had a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Fill in form B1V and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form.