In the UK, there are probably more adults that drive than do not.
Whilst car insurance premiums tend to lower as one gets older, there comes a stage when age starts to have a negative impact on premiums, particularly when medical conditions start to manifest themselves, affecting our well-being.
As an aging nation, the proportion of older drivers that are likely to give up their licences either compulsorily or voluntarily, whilst upsetting for the drivers is inevitable and it is important to understand their reasons for making such decisions.
Medical professionals have guidelines which must be followed and if a newly presented condition or a change to an existing illness/disability or its treatment, in particular with medication, is likely to impair driving either temporarily or in the longer term, you need to be informed.
Deciding whether a driver needs advice about fitness to drive requires the health professional to understand the capability requirements for driving, and the conditions and treatments that may impair it.
Health professionals need to be just that, professional and unbiased when considering fitness to drive and therefore need to avoid making vague or insecure recommendations about fitness to drive. Such decisions will be for your protection as well as other drivers and 3rd parties as if too lenient, could lead to a crash where their advice may be questioned, particularly when issues of liability for injury or damages arise.
It is of course, not an exact science as medical conditions can manifest themselves in many different ways but some groups of medical professionals, such as those treating diabetes or epilepsy, and optometrists are reported to have a more consistent approach give advice more consistently.
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