Subarachnoid haemorrhage and driving

You may need to tell DVLA if you’ve suffered a bleed on the surface of your brain known as a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if you’re involved in an accident as a result.

Car or motorcycle licence

If a ruptured aneurysm caused your haemorrhage and you’ve had endovascular surgery or a craniotomy, you do not need to tell DVLA.

If you did not have a ruptured aneurysm and surgery, you must tell DVLA about your subarachnoid haemorrhage.  

To tell DVLA you’ve had a subarachnoid haemorrhage, fill in form B1. The address is on the form.

Driving after surgery

If you’ve had endovascular surgery or a craniotomy to treat a ruptured aneurysm and haemorrhage, you can drive again once your doctor says you’ve recovered.

Bus, coach or lorry licence

You must tell DVLA if you’ve had a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Fill in form B1V and send it to DVLA. The address is on the form.