United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73525
Driving Licences: Epilepsy
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29 August 2025
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5 September 2025 · Answer
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5 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to allow people with epilepsy who have been seizure-free for more than ten years while taking medication to apply for a driver's licence.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to allow people with epilepsy who have been seizure-free for more than ten years while taking medication to apply for a driver's licence.
Source: Commons
5 September 2025
Answer
People with epilepsy can be issued with a licence to drive Group 1 vehicles (cars and motorcycles) after being seizure free for 12 months (whether or not they are taking medication to treat epilepsy) and as long as they are following their medical profess...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73525
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1830282
- uk · wq-1830282 · source updated 5 September 2025