There is an extensive list of medical conditions that motorists are obliged to tell the DVLA when signing up for their driving licence. 

These conditions are things that could affect the way you drive and failing to acknowledge them can lead to severe punishments. 

Drivers can land a fine of up to £1,000 and invalidate their car insurance premium.

More seriously, you could be prosecuted and face a jail sentence if you are involved in a crash. 

These include things such as anxiety, cancer and depression but the comprehensive list indexes an A-Z of conditions, diseases and syndromes. 

Some conditions will affect drivers more than other and can lead to instant licence revocation but other may be take away for a sort period of time if a doctor deems it to affect your driving. 

One conditions which can lead to your licence being confiscated it deteriorating eyesight. 

Poor eyesight can severely impact your driving ability but there is currently no mandatory eye exam apart from having to read a number plate on a parked vehicle at the start of the practical driving test.

The DVLA also outlines that “You must give up your licence if either: your doctor tells you to stop driving for 3 months or more” and/or if “you don’t meet the required standards for driving because of your medical condition.”

This means a driver aged 17 is allowed to drive for the rest of their life without having another test. 

Seven people were killed and 63 were seriously injured in accidents on Britain's roads last year when "uncorrected, defective eyesight" was a contributory factor, Department for Transport data shows.

A DVLA spokesman said: “It is the ongoing legal responsibility of all drivers to ensure that they are medically fit to drive and notify DVLA of the onset or worsening of a medical condition affecting this.

“If patients are unsure whether they need to tell DVLA about a medical condition that could affect their driving, we would strongly encourage them to speak to their doctor or other healthcare professionals.

“In more complex cases we often need additional information from a driver’s GP or other medical professional.

“We are entirely dependent on them on getting back to us before we can make a licensing decision.”

Neil Greig, IAM RoadSmart director of policy and research, said:“Drivers should not be afraid to keep DVLA informed about their medical conditions.

“Far better to be open than to risk a fine or invalidate your insurance. Almost 90 per cent of those who have notified DVLA get their license back when it is safe for them to drive again.

“DVLA have been slow to deal with cases in the past but are recruiting more doctors and nurses to deal with the ever increasing workload caused by our ageing population.

“Drivers would also benefit from clearer information and more help from their GP.

“Many doctors only receive minimal training in driving related health issues. This has to change if we are to keep more older people mobile for as long as possible.”

Below is the A-Z of health conditions that could affect your driving:

A

Absence seizures

Acoustic neuroma

Addison’s disease

Agoraphobia

AIDS

Alcohol problems

Alzheimer’s disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amputations

Angina

Angioma

Angioplasty

Ankylosing spondylitis

Anorexia nervosa

Anxiety

Aortic aneurysm

Arachnoid cyst

Arnold-Chiari malformation

Arrhythmia

Atrial defibrillator

Arteriovenous malformation

Arthritis

Asperger syndrome

Ataxia

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)

B

Balloon angioplasty (leg)

Bipolar disorder

Blackouts

Blepharospasm

Blood clots

Blood pressure

Brachial plexus injury

Brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis

Brain aneurysm

Brain angioma

Brain haemorrhage

Brain injury (traumatic)

Brain tumours

Branch retinal vein occlusion

Broken limbs and driving

Burr hole surgery

C

Caesarean section

Cancer

Cataracts

Catheter ablation

Cardiac problems

Carotid artery stenosis

Cataplexy

Cerebral palsy

Chronic aortic dissection

Cognitive problems

Congenital heart disease

Convulsions

Coronary artery bypass or disease

Coronary angioplasty

Cystic fibrosis

D

Deafness

Defibrillator

Déjà vu

Dementia

Depression

Diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Diplopia (double vision)

Dizziness

Drug misuse

E

Eating disorders

Empyema (brain)

Epilepsy

Essential tremor

F

Fainting

Fits

Fractured skull

Friedreich’s ataxia

G

Giddiness (recurring)

Glaucoma

Global amnesia

Grand mal seizures

Guillain-Barré syndrome

H

Head injury

Heart attack

Heart arrhythmia

Heart failure

Heart murmurs

Heart palpitations

Heart valve disease or replacement valve

Hemianopia

High blood pressure

HIV

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Huntington’s disease

Hydrocephalus

Hypertension

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypoglycaemia

Hypoxic brain damage

Hysterectomy

I

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)

Intracerebral haemorrhage

Ischaemic heart disease

K

Kidney dialysis

Kidney problems

Korsakoff’s syndrome

L

Labyrinthitis

Learning difficulties

Left bundle branch block

Leukaemia

Lewy body dementia

Limb disability

Low blood sugar

Lumboperitoneal shunt

Lung cancer

Lymphoma

M

Macular degeneration

Malignant brain tumours

Malignant melanoma

Manic depressive psychosis

Marfan syndrome

Medulloblastoma

Memory problems (severe)

Meningioma

Mini-stroke

Monocular vision

Motor neurone disease

Multiple sclerosis

Myasthenia gravis

Myocardial infarction

Myoclonus

N

Narcolepsy

Night blindness

Nystagmus

O

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Optic atrophy

Optic neuritis

P

Pacemakers

Palpitations

Paranoia

Paranoid schizophrenia

Paraplegia

Parkinson’s disease

Peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral neuropathy

Personality disorder

Petit mal seizures

Pituitary tumour

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Psychosis

Psychotic depression

R

Renal dialysis

Retinal treatment

Retinopathy

S

Schizo-affective disorder

Schizophrenia

Scotoma

Seizures

Sight in one eye only

Sleep apnoea

Sleepiness (excessive daytime)

Spinal problems and injuries and driving

Stroke

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Surgery

Syncope

T

Tachycardia

Temporal lobe epilepsy

Tonic clonic fits

Tourette’s syndrome

Transient global amnesia

Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

Tunnel vision

U

Usher syndrom

V

Valve disease or replacement valve

Ventricular defibrillator

Vertigo

Vision in one eye only

Visual acuity (reduced)

Visual field defects

VP shunts

W

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome