Heart attacks, angioplasty, and driving
You can be fined up to 拢1,000 if you don鈥檛 tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if you鈥檙e involved in an accident as a result.
Car or motorcycle licence
You don鈥檛 need to tell DVLA if you鈥檝e 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 don鈥檛 need any more surgery
- 4 weeks if you had angioplasty after a heart attack but it wasn鈥檛 successful
- 4 weeks if you had a heart attack but didn鈥檛 have angioplasty
Check with your doctor to find out when it鈥檚 safe for you to start driving again.
Bus, coach or lorry licence
You must tell DVLA and stop driving for 6 weeks if you鈥檝e 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.