to report my aunt to the DVLA?

[IrrelevantPeasant]

My aunt is fast approaching her 70th birthday and has various medical conditions which means she is no longer fit to drive. She has no intention of declaring this and intends to carry on as she currently is. I’m concerned she causes an accident and she/ someone else gets hurt/ killed. WWYD?

I agree that they should have compulsory driving tests after a certain age as whether or not someone has a specific medical condition that will effect [sic] driving reaction times etc are slower.

What if they fail? How many goes are they allowed? How often will they be tested? How much will it cost them/is? It’s a nice idea until you actually consider the practical.

@AHungryMum you could always report her to the DVLA anonymously using this link: live.email-dvla.service.gov.uk/w2c/en_gb/decisions/drivers%20medical

As said upthread they will then request that she takes a medical examination. If she refuses her license will be withdrawn.

The optician and GP have already discussed it with him. His eyesight is deemed good enough to drive. The glaucoma was caught pretty early on and the eye drops he has for it stop it from worsening.

He still has to report it to the DVLA though if it is in both eyes. The DVLA will then write to his GP about it to confirm that he can drive and the will do this at regular intervals (depending on how long his license is for) in the future.

Please report her, as you would not wish her or someone else to be injured or killed.

What if they fail? How many goes are they allowed? How often will they be tested? How much will it cost them/is? It’s a nice idea until you actually consider the practical.

If they fail then they will lose their license. People with certain medical conditions sometimes are required to do a driving assessment to keep their license and I don't see why it should be any different for very elderly people e.g. over 80.

ahungrymum u report to the dvla not the doctor pleasqe do it before she kills someone

and op i urge you to d the same how would u feel if she killed someone and u did nothing

Thanks everyone for your replies. I’m going to report her. She’s had dizzy spells and a couple of unexplained blackouts. She’s entitled to free taxis to and from medical appointments which she makes use of hence why the doctor believes that she doesn’t drive. She certainly won’t be abandoned, she gets free taxis, bus stop right outside her house and plenty of family and friends willing to take her places.

Well done OP.

I’ve just told DH that if he and his brother don’t have the conversation with his mum in the near future I shall be reporting her myself before she has a chance to get behind the wheel.

Report her, before she maims or kills a child or adult

Her driving 5 minutes down the road (or anywhere, for that matter) is not more important than someone else's life.

If they fail then they will lose their license [sic]
Then why are younger people allowed another go?

Then why are younger people allowed another go?

I'm not talking about the driving test done by younger people who have just learned to drive. I'm talking about an assessment done at a test centre to test ability to continue driving. It is a different assessment and is sometimes required for the DVLA for those with certain medical conditions. I think it should be applied to those over a certain age whether or not they have declared to the DVLA that they have a medical condition.

I think the whole of issue of fitness to drive is an interesting one, that could probably do with clarification.

My aunt continues to drive, although I'm not sure she should. Her eyesight is tested annually and she passes, which is a source of endless amazement to the family, as it is absolutely awful. She also has had a heart attack and has diabetes and is in her late 80s. All declared and GP knows about it all, as does her insurance company and the DVLA - there is no deception going on - but I can't help wondering how good her reaction times can be.

I also have a friend who recently had a stroke. He was barred from driving for a month, which is fairly standard stuff, but there was no check done to reassess him and see if he was fit to drive again afterwards. The guidance from DVLA is very vague about what is required in this scenario. I think that whoever was barred should have some kind of 'fit to drive' check but maybe that is opening too big a can of worms.