Driving again if your medical condition improves

How to get your licence again

Every licence holder must be medically fit to drive. If you have surrendered your licence or had your licence cancelled for medical reasons, you can apply to drive again if your medical condition has improved.

Have your medical fitness to drive assessed again

You’ll need to:

• go to the same doctor who issued your previous medical certificate that led to your licence being cancelled or surrendered, and ask for a fitness-to-drive medical assessment
• if the same doctor is no longer available then you may get another doctor to complete it. We’ll contact this doctor when we receive your new medical certificate to confirm they were aware that your licence was previously cancelled or surrendered on medical grounds.

Give us your new medical certificate for drivers

Bring your newly completed medical certificate form (F3712) into a Transport and motoring service centre.  If it’s been:

• less than 5 years since you held the licence, we’ll reissue your licence
• more than 5 years since you held the licence, you’ll need to follow the process for returning drivers. This includes applying for a new licence.

Will I need to pay again?

You’ll need to pay the fees for a new licence. We would have refunded you the unused amount of your licence fee, if you’ve previously surrendered or had your driver licence cancelled for medical reasons.