Yes- ask your GP. I'm assuming that you did not surrender your licence and want it renewing?
Due to my "drug habit" I have just renewed my licence for another 3 years. Had three goes at getting the questionnaire right.
Good luck for a full recovery.
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found this - dont know how relevent you may find it regarding your own case.
Speech by Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman to the Association of British Insurers conference. Delivered: 20 September 2006
The present system places a legal obligation on the individual to notify the DVLA of any medical condition affecting their driving abilities. And then the onus is on the DVLA to check fitness to drive. In fact, most people who make a declaration are able to continue driving. But in light of changing demographics, the DVLA commissioned a review of the current system. The recommendations for change have centred on improvements to identifying those who need to be formally assessed and monitored. Both the Department and the DVLA are now considering the recommendations in detail - and a public consultation will be launched later inthe year
Billy
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Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 4 as amended
Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
(1) A person who, when driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs is guilty of an offence.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, a person who, when in charge of a motor vehicle which is on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs is guilty of an offence.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, a person shall be deemed not to have been in charge of a motor vehicle if he proves that at the material time the circumstances were such that there was no likelihood of his driving it so long as he remained unfit to drive through drink or drugs.
(5) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be taken to be unfit to drive if his ability to drive properly is for the time being impaired.
For the purposes of this section, a substance used as a medicine is a drug.
Obviously under these circs the smell and evidence of alcohol would be missing so instead of asking for a sample of breath, the officer, and only those authorised to do so, is empowered to carry out Preliminary Impairment Tests. The grounds for the requirement are similar to those in relation to drink drive.
The test itself:
www.tinyurl.com/3yrdky
Where prescribed drugs are concerned it is important to seek the advice of the Doctor, but even if he OK's then there could be an issue with incorrect or missed dosages beyond the scope of the Dr.
dvd
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