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You must stop driving straight away.

Car or motorbike licence

You can also fill in form FEP1 and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form.

Your licence may be taken away. When you can reapply for it depends on the type of seizure you had.

You鈥檝e had epileptic seizures while awake and lost consciousness

Your licence will be taken away. You can reapply if you haven鈥檛 had a seizure for at least a year.

If you had a seizure because your doctor changed or reduced your anti-epilepsy medicine, you can reapply when:

• the seizure was more than 6 months ago

• you鈥檝e been back on your previous medication for 6 months

• you haven鈥檛 had another seizure in that time

You鈥檝e had your first-ever seizure while awake and lost consciousness

Your licence will be taken away. You can reapply when both the following are true:

• you haven鈥檛 had a seizure for 6 months

• DVLA鈥檚 medical advisers decide there isn鈥檛 a high risk you鈥檒l have another seizure

Medical advisers will base their decision on information you and your doctors send them. If they need to carry out an investigation they鈥檒l let you know.

Otherwise you can reapply after a year.

You鈥檝e had seizures while asleep and awake

You may still qualify for a licence if the only seizures you鈥檝e had in the past 3 years have been while you were asleep. DVLA will let you know whether or not you qualify after you鈥檝e filled in the form. Until you hear from them you must stop driving.

You鈥檝e only had seizures while asleep

You may still qualify for a licence if it鈥檚 been 12 months or more since your first seizure. DVLA will let you know whether or not you qualify after you鈥檝e filled in the form. Until you hear from them you must stop driving.

You鈥檝e had seizures that don鈥檛 affect your consciousness

You may still qualify for a licence if the only type of seizure you鈥檝e ever had is one where:

• you were fully conscious and aware of what was happening around you
• you were able to move and did not lose control of your movements

Your first seizure must have been 12 months ago or more.

DVLA will let you know whether or not you qualify after you鈥檝e filled in the form. Until you hear from them you must stop driving.

Bus, coach or lorry licence

Fill in form FEP1V and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form.

How long you will lose your licence for depends on what type of seizure you have.

You鈥檝e had more than one seizure

Before you reapply for your licence, you must show you haven鈥檛:

• had an epileptic seizure for 10 years

• taken any anti-epileptic medication for 10 years

• got a 2% or higher risk of another seizure, according to DVLA鈥檚 medical advisers

You must also have a car and motorbike licence.

You鈥檝e had a one-off seizure

Before you reapply for your licence, you must show:

• you haven鈥檛 had an epileptic seizure for 5 years

• you haven鈥檛 taken any anti-epileptic medication for 5 years

You must also have:

• a car and motorbike licence

• been assessed in the past 12 months by a neurologist

• results from medical investigations for epilepsy that are satisfactory to DVLA鈥檚 medical advisers

Medical advisers will base their decision on information you and your doctors send them. If they need to carry out an investigation they鈥檒l let you know.