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Driving advice please.

Song

I understand that as a driver it is my obligation to inform DVLA if anything changes that could effect my ability to drive.

I have held my licence for 33 years with no problem. I have of course been autistic for all of that time, however I have now received my diagnosis.

Do I inform them?

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  • You don't need to disclose it UNLESS it could affect your driving. Now, that's obviously a tricky evaluation to make. I think if you don't disclose because you genuinely don't believe you need to, then you just accept the risk that investigators may decide otherwise if you're ever in an accident and that this could go against you, but it's unlikely that would happen.

    Personally I wouldn't allow myself to drive if I thought I was in any way a risk on the road, so I have never disclosed it as having an impact. But I accept that there is always that risk that if I were in an accident, an investigation might find that my autism had an impact. 

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  • You don't need to disclose it UNLESS it could affect your driving. Now, that's obviously a tricky evaluation to make. I think if you don't disclose because you genuinely don't believe you need to, then you just accept the risk that investigators may decide otherwise if you're ever in an accident and that this could go against you, but it's unlikely that would happen.

    Personally I wouldn't allow myself to drive if I thought I was in any way a risk on the road, so I have never disclosed it as having an impact. But I accept that there is always that risk that if I were in an accident, an investigation might find that my autism had an impact. 

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