Driver Medicals

What are Driver Medicals?

Driver medicals are medicals which are required by the DVLA to ensure that the driver is medically fit to undertake their role as a professional driver.

Who Requires a Driver Medical?

Anyone who’s planning on working with Heavy Goods Vehicles or Light Goods Vehicles such as buses, lorries or fire engines.

What to bring?

• Driving Licence

• DLM1 Medical Form

• Glasses/contact lenses if worn

• If you wear contact lenses - equipment to remove and replace these for the eye test as your eyes need to be tested with and without corrective lenses

• Your most recent optical prescription

• A list of all your prescription medication

• If you have any health problems it is helpful if you can bring details with you, such as a printout from your doctor and/or any relevant hospital letters