Driving Licence Medical Report Form

Part 1 to be completed by applicant (applicant must sign part 1 in the presence of the Medical Practitioner)

1. Driver Information:

Applicant Name:

PPSN

Date of birth

Day Month Year

Driver number

(if available)

a) My application is for a driving licence/learner permit as a driver of a Group 1 Yes

Group 2 Yes No

b) Has your most recent licence/permit been revoked or have you been advised

by a medical professional to cease driving for a period? Yes No

If yes state reason __________________________________________

c) Have you ever had an epileptic seizure? Yes

If yes give the date of your last seizure _____ / _____ / ______

Unless your case meets the exceptional case criteria allowed for Group 1 drivers only you must by law be 12 months seizure

free before you can drive/return to driving. (See Part 2 for epilepsy exceptional case criteria)

I declare that to the best of my knowledge the above information is true and I have made the doctor completing this medical

report form required under the Road Trafﬁ c Acts aware of any medical conditions, drugs and medications that I use.

Signature of applicant ____________________________ Date: _____ / _____ / ______

Part 2 to be completed by a Medical Practitioner on the Irish Medical Council Register (Specialist or General)

1. Applicant name ___________________________________ DOB _____ / _____ / ______ meets the relevant medical ﬁ tness

standard for:

a) Group 1 vehicles Yes

No for a period of 1 yr 3 yrs 10 yrs

b) Group 2 vehicles Yes No for a period of 1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs

c) The applicant needs to wear corrective lenses while driving Yes No

d) The applicant has a physical disability requiring adaptations on vehicle to drive Yes No

e) The applicant has a limb prosthesis/orthesis Yes No

f) Does the applicant suffer from epilepsy. (If yes please see 2.2a exceptional case criteria overleaf) Yes No

g) Does the applicant require restrictions to be applied to his / her driving licence / learner permit Yes No

Signature of Medical Practitioner ____________________________ Date: _____ / _____ / ______

Note:

This form must be submitted to the NDLS within one month of this date

Stamp of Medical Practitioner whose name Medical Practitioner telephone number:

is on the Irish Medical Council Register (Specialist or General)

PART 2 CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

Driving Licence Medical Report Form

(see page 2 for vehicle categories).

(Please see overleaf 2.2b)

Irish Medical Council Registration Number

January 2022

Part 2 (continued) to be completed by Medical Practitioner

2.Special licence requirements including exception cases for epilepsy

a)Epilepsy: If this does not apply mark - Not Applicable

If your patient has had an epileptic seizure within the last 12 months,

have they been declared ﬁ t to drive a group 1 vehicle (See below for vehicle categories)

by a consultant neurologist under the exceptional case criteria for epilepsy shown below: Yes No

Exceptional case criteria include: First seizure; provoked seizure only in preceding year; seizure not affecting consciousness

or driving ability; seizure in preceding year only on medically supervised withdrawal of antiepileptic medication; or seizure

exclusively while asleep and the ﬁ rst such sleep seizure was a minimum of 12 months previous

b) Restricted licence recommendation If this does not apply mark - Not Applicable

limited to day-time driving (one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset) Yes No

limited to journeys within a radius of 30 km from holder’s place of residence. Yes No

limited to journeys with a speed not greater than 80 km/h Yes No

Signature of Medical Practitioner ____________________________ Date: _____ / _____ / ______

Note:

This form must be submitted to the NDLS within one month of this date

Driving Licence Medical Report Form

EXPLANATORY NOTES

1. To complete your medical examination you must go to

your doctor, have your medical examination and sign

this form in the presence of the doctor. When the form

is completed by your doctor you must submit it to the

National Driver Licence Service with your learner

permit/driving licence application within one month

of the date of the medical examination.

2. For medical ﬁ tness standards, vehicles are classed as being

in Group 1 or Group 2. This table describes which vehicles

are in Group 1 and in Group 2. Further information on each

licence category can be found online at ndls.ie and on the

licence application form. A higher standard of medical

ﬁ tness is required of those drivers who hold licences for

Group 2 vehicles. Please note that Group standards apply

to all categories of vehicles within that Group. Individual

categories should not be marked on the table above.

3. A person driving a Group 2 category vehicle must be

certiﬁ ed as medically ﬁ t at least every ﬁ ve years.

4. Applicants over 75 years of age can only be certiﬁ ed

as being ﬁ t to drive for either one or three years.

5. Where appropriate the doctor may engage the services

of other medical and driving professionals (e.g.

consultant, occupational therapist, optometrist,

on-road driving assessor) to inform their completion

of this form.

6. Please have your Doctor initial any alteration or change

made in completing this form. This is important in

assessing the validity of the document presented.

7. For more information on medical ﬁ tness standards

see Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines on www.ndls.ie.

Vehicles are classed as Group 1 and Group 2. If you are applying for a

vehicle in both Groups, please tick Group 1 and 2. Where an applicant

meets the medical criteria for Group 2 vehicles, they will automatically

meet the criteria for Group 1 vehicles

Making an application for a learner permit or driving

licence? Apply online now at ndls.ie

There is no need for you to complete paper forms, make

appointments or visit an NDLS centre in person. All you need is

your Public Service Card and your veriﬁ ed MyGovID for secure

access to an online application at ndls.ie

Your medical report form can be uploaded when you apply online

or can be posted after you make your application.