Heart attacks, angioplasty, and driving
You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don바카라 사이트™t tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if you바카라 사이트™re involved in an accident as a result.
Car or motorcycle licence
You don바카라 사이트™t need to tell DVLA if you바카라 사이트™ve had a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or a heart, cardiac or coronary angioplasty.
However, you should stop driving for:
- 1 week if you had angioplasty, it was successful and you don바카라 사이트™t need any more surgery
- 4 weeks if you had angioplasty after a heart attack but it wasn바카라 사이트™t successful
- 4 weeks if you had a heart attack but didn바카라 사이트™t have angioplasty
Check with your doctor to find out when it바카라 사이트™s safe for you to start driving again.
Bus, coach or lorry licence
You must tell DVLA and stop driving for 6 weeks if you바카라 사이트™ve had a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or a heart, cardiac or coronary angioplasty.
Fill in form VOCH1 and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form.
You must take an assessment with your doctor or GP after 6 weeks to see if you meet the medical standard to start driving again. DVLA might arrange for you to have specific tests, depending on your condition.