The DVLA rules have changed this week in a move designed to help get people back on the road quicker.
Sometimes, drivers have to give up their driving licence if they become medically unfit to drive. By law, all drivers must meet the medical standards for fitness to drive and the process to get back on the road once recovered can be long and gruelling.
But now, a change to the Road Traffic Act 1988 means that the process can be sped up. From July 20, the new laws will allow doctors to refer medical questionnaires to colleagues such as s pecialist nurses and opticians from other professional bodies.
