Driving and dementia – useful organisations

Useful organisations

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Drivers’ Medical Enquiries
DVLA
Swansea SA99 1TU
0300 790 6806 (8am–7pm Monday–Friday, 8am–2pm
Saturday)
www.gov.uk/contact-the-dvla
The DVLA looks after the database of drivers in Great Britain,
and a database of vehicles in the UK. Search ‘Form CG1’ on their
website to find the medical questionnaire.

Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA)
Driver Licensing Enquiries
County Hall
Castlerock Road
Waterside
Coleraine BT51 3TB
0300 200 7861 (9am–5pm Monday–Friday)
[email protected]
www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/
motoring.htm
The DVA manages the licensing and testing of vehicles and
drivers in Northern Ireland

Driving Mobility centres
Driving Mobility is a network of driving assessment centres
across the UK.
Enter your postcode to find a centre near you at
www.drivingmobility.org.uk/find-a-centre

You can also call 0800 559 3636. If you call from a mobile, this
goes to the Driving Mobility Head Office. They will give you
contact details for your nearest Driving Mobility centre. Calls
from a landline will divert to your nearest centre automatically.

Review information

Last reviewed: August 2020
Next review due: August 2023

Our information is based on evidence and need, and is regularly updated using quality-controlled processes. It is reviewed by experts in health and social care and people affected by dementia. 

Reviewed by: Dr Paul Donaghy, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Intermediate Clinical Fellow, Newcastle University

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