Can I drive with my medical condition?
Medical certificate for drivers
Your doctor will give you a completed Medical Certificate for Driver form after assessing your medical fitness to drive.
You must give us this medical certificate if:
- you have a permanent or long-term medical condition that affects your driving. This includes where your doctor has specified a time range that you are not medically fit to drive.
- your existing medical condition has changed or increased and it’s likely to affect your ability to drive safely
- your doctor has recommended that we impose or alter a licence condition. This includes where we downgrade the class of licence you hold due to your medical condition.
You must give us this form each time your doctor assesses your fitness to drive if you have a condition that affects your ability to drive safely.
Find out how to submit your medical certificate to us.
After you submit your certificate to us
Your doctor may make some recommendations to us about your licence on your Medical Certificate for Drivers.
Sometimes the doctor may recommend that we allow you to continue to drive if you comply with certain licence conditions. We may then issue you with a conditional driver licence. These conditions can relate to medical treatments, driving restrictions or vehicle modifications and mean you can continue to drive safely.
Read more about how medical conditions affect your licence.
Carrying your medical certificate when driving
If we issue you with a conditional driver licence, you must always carry the ‘tear off’ medical certificate section of the form when you drive. You must also comply with any licence conditions.
Interim medical certificate while waiting to see specialist
If your doctor has asked you to see a specialist, you may meet the criteria for an interim medical certificate so that you can continue to drive while waiting for the appointment.
To be eligible for an interim medical certificate:
- you must meet the medical criteria to hold a conditional licence
- you must have booked an appointment
- your medical condition must not be likely to lead to you suddenly not being able to control the vehicle, or loss of focus and clear thinking, before you see the specialist.
In this guide:
- Getting a medical assessment
- Medical certificate for drivers
- Medications and treatments
- How medical conditions affect your licence
- We're suspending or cancelling your licence for medical reasons
- Driving again if your medical condition improves