Can someone with alzheimers get car insurance? Can they remember if they had an accident in the last five years etc etc? Do they remember to declare the condition to their insurer?

I'm not trying to make jokes, but I seriously doubt if someone with Alzheimers should be driving a car at all.

Can someone with alzheimers get car insurance? Can they remember if they had an accident in the last five years etc etc? Do they remember to declare the condition to their insurer?

I'm not trying to make jokes, but I seriously doubt if someone with Alzheimers should be driving a car at all.

The diagnosis of early stage Alzheimers happens more often these days as the medical profession expands it's knowledge - these patients would simply have gone undetected in the past until the later stages of the disease became apparent.

There are many conditions and diseases that notification to DVLA of their early stages doesn't warrant surrender of the driving licence - usually accompanied by a DVLA condition that doctors' advice on medication, etc is taken.

Can someone with alzheimers get car insurance? Can they remember if they had an accident in the last five years etc etc? Do they remember to declare the condition to their insurer?

I'm not trying to make jokes, but I seriously doubt if someone with Alzheimers should be driving a car at all.

When he was diagnosed we had to send a form to the DVLA and notify his insurers. The DVLA then contacted his GP and Consultant and based on their advice gave him a licence for 12 months after which he has to re-apply. The insurers made a note but there was no additional premium, they are happy since he has done the correct thing notifying the DVLA and the professionals say its OK to drive.

Dad has been diagnosed and is getting treatment to slow down the prgression of the disease. How many people out there with Alzheimers are never diagnosed and carry on driving.

how old is 'old?'

I find SAGA to be a waste-of-time.

I tend to use Co-op....can be a tad antiquated in their processes...but their Customer advisers are real people, who are happy to chat given the chance.[you got oneof those? waddya fink of them? I'm looking to buy one, are they good? etc etc]

Even got my b/down cover via the policy....on the adviser's advice.....he'd discovered that, attached to the policy, the cover was cheaper, and included more features, than similar obtained directly from Brtannia [their b/down company]...essentially, if attached to the policy, one got several upgrades!

Not that I needed them....won't get me driving in any o' them furrin' places no more!

A couple of years ago I moved the Z3 insurance to SAGA (Send All Grannies Away) as they were the cheapest on the comparison site I looked at. They reduced the premium in the second year, and when I sold the Z3 last month they were quick to refund me the rest of the year's premium.

Insurance premiums are a mystery, and kept that way deliberately by the companies. So it's no surprise that one company might have done well for me but been a waste of time for another.

Sometimes they want your cutom if bauisiness is slack and you are a good risk.