![]() ![]() Seizures where you may be able to drive (permitted seizures) If you continue to have only asleep seizures, you may be eligible to apply for a new Group 1 licence after one year, depending on the pattern of your seizures.If you have had asleep seizures and are then seizure-free for one year you can apply for a new Group 1 licence, as you can for ‘awake seizures’.The term ‘asleep seizure’ might also apply if you have a seizure in your sleep during the day, if sleeping during the day is part of your normal routine (for example, if you do shift work). ‘Asleep seizures’ (sometimes called ‘nocturnal seizures’) are seizures that happen as you are falling asleep, while you are asleep, or as you are waking up. You must meet all normal driving requirements and must have been seizure-free, without ASMs, for the last 10 years. Different regulations may apply if your seizures do not affect your consciousness (see below). To drive, you must meet all normal driving requirements and must have been completely free of seizures for one year, whether you are prescribed ASM or not. These are the regulations if your seizures affect your consciousness or ability to act: You must not have been prescribed anti-seizure medication (ASM) during the five years before applying for a new licence. Group 2 licence (buses, coaches and lorries): You may be allowed to start driving again after five years if you have seen a specialist and there are no clinical factors (such as a scar on the brain) or results from tests (such as an EEG) which suggest a high risk of you having another seizure. Group 1 licence (cars, motorcycles and mopeds): You may be allowed to start driving again after six months if you have had no further seizures and there are no clinical factors (such as a scar on the brain) or results from tests (such as an EEG) which suggest an increased risk of you having another seizure. This is a first and single seizure that is not provoked (see above) in a person who has not had any other unprovoked seizures during the past five years. It includes where someone has had more than one seizure if they all occurred within a 24 hour period. Seizures caused by sleep deprivation are not usually considered provoked. The driving agencies will look at provoked seizures on an individual basis but usually you will have to stop driving for six months for a Group 1 licence and up to five years for Group 2. The driving agency must agree with your doctor that the seizure was provoked. If someone with no history of seizures or previous brain disease has a seizure caused by something that is unlikely to happen again, this may be a ‘provoked seizure’. The driving agency must be satisfied that you are not likely to have any more seizures.You must follow your doctor's advice about your treatment and check ups.You must also meet all normal driving requirements and these two conditions: When you can drive depends on the type of seizures you have now, the type of seizures you have had previously, and what type of licence you have. Queen’s Memorial Fund & book of condolencesįollow our interactive guide to see at a glance what the driving regulations mean for you.Her Majesty The Queen: 70 years of service.Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).Care and treatment: your rights and choices.
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