Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 73525

Driving Licences: Epilepsy

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Melanie Ward

LabourCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

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.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
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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