Vertigo & Driving?

Sorry. Beginning disappeared, somehow.

An initial severe and sudden attack of vertigo in mid October, leading to a bad fall, fractured vertebrae and fingers. Admission to hospital: all tests negative; no vertigo while in there.

It returned, full time, with a vengeance, on 21 October. I was severely impacted. (See earlier post for the rest. )

Does your vertigo provide ample warning it will begin? I've had vertigo for 8 years, with all attacks until this August being slow, starting with unsteadiness about an hour or two before. I was able to cease driving before the major attack hit. Since August, I've had sudden and more severe attacks that have hit while driving, once on the freeway. I was able to just stop the car, but barely. I would not advise driving if you have these sudden attacks.

I agree with the poster who says if you don't have an early warning of the attack then maybe play safe on the driving until you've seen the ENT specialist,

how dare anyone threaten you with anything. If you have a driving licence you have the responsibility of deciding whether ore not you should drive, not someone interfering busybody.  Tell them it's your business. In any event unless you have medical evidence to the contrary, there's nothing anyone can do anyway, even if this person does report you. Goodness, what's the world coming to with interference in every part of our lives.

sorry to say but i was reported to DVLA by someone.  I do have BPPV.  They can fine you £1,000 for not self reportng.  Your insurance would also be invalid if you don't report and have an accident.   They have a specific questionnaire for dizzyness and vertigo @ DVLA.  They are going to contact my GP for my medical records. Although i rely on driving for my job i would not drive if i were unsafe and I  did have to take time off work at one point when it was severe.  Anyone can report someone to DVLA if they are concerned.  I hope it works out OK but having this condtion isn't an automatic ban unless of course you are unsafe. I'm still driving whilst they conduct their enquiries. Having had this experience and knowing the rules of DVLA now it is much better to self report than have someone else do it.  Check out the DVLA website and it might answer some of your questions on which conditions require reporting and how long you have to be symptom free to drive again.   

I'm not in the UK so not aware of rules of DVLA.  Yes, I can understand why it would invalidate insurance policy if "you didn't tell them".  And that is the operative clause isn't it?  You should tell them not some interfering neighbour!  

One thing dreams out to me here and that is don't ever tell anyone personal information about yourself!